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Stephen G. Breyer

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Bill Clinton
Senate confirmation:: Jul 29, 1994
Recorded service:: Oct 11, 1994 – Jun 30, 2022
Born:: Aug 15, 1938 (age 88)

In plain language

Stephen G. Breyer, associate justice.
Appointed by Bill Clinton; confirmed July 29, 1994.
Court service October 11, 1994 to June 30, 2022.

Decisions on record (2247)

MajorityJun 10, 1999 · October Term 1998
Ellis E. Neder, Jr. v. United States
ConcurrenceJun 10, 1999 · October Term 1998
City of Chicago v. Jesus Morales et al.
ConcurrenceJun 10, 1999 · October Term 1998
Benjamin Lee Lilly v. Virginia
MajorityJun 10, 1999 · October Term 1998
Q. Todd Dickinson, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Mary E. Zurko et al.
DissentJun 7, 1999 · October Term 1998
William D. O'sullivan v. Darren Boerckel
Did not participateJun 7, 1999 · October Term 1998
Amoco Production Company, on Behalf of Itself and the Class It Represents v. Southern Ute Indian Tribe et al.
MajorityJun 1, 1999 · October Term 1998
Eddie Richardson v. United States
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Charles H. Wilson, et Ux., et al. v. Harry Layne, Deputy United States Marshal, Etc., et al.
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Aurelia Davis, As Next Friend of Lashonda D. v. Monroe County Board of Education et al.
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes At Monterey, Ltd., and Monterey-Del Monte Dunes Corporation
DissentMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
California Dental Association v. Federal Trade Commission
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Carolyn C. Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corporation et al.
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Rodney C. Hanlon, Joel Scrafford, Kris A. McLean, Richard C. Branzell, and Robert Prieksat v. Paul W. Berger et Ux.
MajorityMay 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Richard M. Cross v. Pelican Bay State Prison et al.
MajorityMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
Rita L. Saenz, Director, California Department of Social Services, et al. v. Brenda Roe and Anna Doe Etc.
MajorityMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
William J. Clinton, President of the United States, et al. v. James T. Goldsmith
ConcurrenceMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, et al. v. Martin Cromartie et al.
ConcurrenceMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
Florida v. Tyvessel Tyvorus White
MajorityMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Company et al.
MajorityMay 17, 1999 · October Term 1998
State of New Jersey v. State of New York
MajorityMay 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Juan Anibal Aguirre-Aguirre
MajorityMay 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association v. 203 North Lasalle Street Partnership
MajorityMay 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
El Paso Natural Gas Company, et al. v. Laura Neztsosie et al.
MajorityApr 27, 1999 · October Term 1998
United States v. Sun-Diamond Growers of California
MajorityApr 21, 1999 · October Term 1998
United States v. Haggar Apparel Company
MajorityApr 20, 1999 · October Term 1998
Unum Life Insurance Company of America v. John E. Ward
MajorityApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
David Conn and Carol Najera v. Paul L. Gabbert
ConcurrenceApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
Wyoming v. Sandra Houghton
MajorityApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
Amanda Mitchell v. United States
MajorityApr 5, 1999 · October Term 1998
Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc.
MajorityMar 30, 1999 · October Term 1998
United States v. Jacinto Rodriguez-Moreno
MajorityMar 29, 1999 · October Term 1998
Ronald Dean Lowe v. Marcus Pogue et al.
MajorityMar 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Minnesota, et al. v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians et al.
DissentMar 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Nathaniel Jones v. United States
MajorityMar 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc., et al.
MajorityMar 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
South Central Bell Telephone Company, et al. v. Alabama et al.
MajorityMar 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Central State University v. American Association of University Professors, Central State University Chapter
MajorityMar 22, 1999 · October Term 1998
Vincent F. Rivera v. Florida Department of Corrections
MajorityMar 8, 1999 · October Term 1998
Barbara Schwarz v. National Security Agency et al.
ConcurrenceMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company, et al. v. Delores Scott Sullivan et al.
MajorityMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F., a Minor By His Mother and Next Friend, Charlene F.
MajorityMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 1309 v. Department of the Interior et al.
DissentMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
The Federal Republic of Germany et al. v. United States et al.
ConcurrenceMar 3, 1999 · October Term 1998
Terry Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Walter Lagrand
MajorityMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Francois Holloway, Aka Abdu Ali v. United States
ConcurrenceMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Manuel Dejesus Peguero v. United States
MajorityMar 2, 1999 · October Term 1998
Arizona Department of Revenue v. Blaze Construction Company, Inc.
ConcurrenceFeb 24, 1999 · October Term 1998
Janet Reno, Attorney General, et al. v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al.
MajorityFeb 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
Your Home Visiting Nurse Services, Inc. v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services
MajorityFeb 23, 1999 · October Term 1998
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. R. M. Smith