Stephen G. Breyer

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Stephen G. Breyer is a retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his pragmatic, liberal jurisprudence and emphasis on the consequences of judicial decisions.

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Stephen Breyer 16
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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
author
human
judge
lawyer
legal scholar
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Bachelor of Laws
appointedBy Bill Clinton
appointedToCourtOfAppealsBy Jimmy Carter
awardReceived Honorary degrees from multiple universities
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1938-08-15
educatedAt Harvard Law School
Magdalen College, Oxford
Stanford University
endTimeOfPosition_AssociateJustice 2022-06-30
endTimeOfPosition_JudgeFirstCircuit 1994-08-03
familyName Breyer
fieldOfWork administrative law
antitrust law
constitutional law
givenName Stephen
ideology liberal jurisprudence
knownFor deference to administrative agencies in some contexts
emphasis on practical consequences of judicial decisions
support for a living Constitution approach
legalPhilosophy pragmatism
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
memberOfCourt Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
middleName Gerald
nominatedBy Bill Clinton
notableCaseParticipation Glossip v. Gross
NFIB v. Sebelius
surface form: National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius

Stenberg v. Carhart
United States v. Booker
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
notableWork Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View
The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics
The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities
numberOfChildren 3
placeOfBirth San Francisco
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
positionHeld Assistant Special Prosecutor on the Watergate Special Prosecution Force
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Professor at Harvard Law School
Special Assistant to the Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Antitrust
Special Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
religion Judaism
replaced Harry A. Blackmun
surface form: Harry Blackmun
replacedBy Ketanji Brown Jackson
retirementAnnouncementDate 2022-01-27
sexOrGender male
spouse Joanna Freda Hare Breyer
startTimeOfPosition_AssociateJustice 1994-08-03
startTimeOfPosition_ChiefJudgeFirstCircuit 1990-1994
startTimeOfPosition_JudgeFirstCircuit 1980-12-10
workLocation Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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Bush v. Gore dissentingJustice Stephen G. Breyer
Arizona v. United States joinedMajority Stephen G. Breyer
Obergefell v. Hodges joinedMajority Stephen G. Breyer
this entity surface form: Stephen Breyer
Gonzales v. Raich joinedMajority Stephen G. Breyer
this entity surface form: Stephen Breyer
United States v. Comstock majorityOpinionBy Stephen G. Breyer
United States v. Lopez dissentingOpinionBy Stephen G. Breyer
Tim Wu clerkOf Stephen G. Breyer
this entity surface form: Justice Stephen Breyer
ABA Medal hasRecipient Stephen G. Breyer
Printz v. United States dissentBy Stephen G. Breyer
NFIB v. Sebelius joinedInTaxPowerMajority Stephen G. Breyer
NFIB v. Sebelius joinedInMedicaidPlurality Stephen G. Breyer
NFIB v. Sebelius separateOpinionBy Stephen G. Breyer
Bond v. United States joinedBy Stephen G. Breyer
this entity surface form: Justice Stephen G. Breyer
Shelby County v. Holder hasJusticeInDissent Stephen G. Breyer
Trump v. Vance majorityJustices Stephen G. Breyer
Saenz v. Roe joinedByInMajority Stephen G. Breyer
Clinton v. Jones justiceInMajority Stephen G. Breyer
Bostock v. Clayton County majorityJoinedBy Stephen G. Breyer
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission joinedDissent Stephen G. Breyer
this entity surface form: Stephen Breyer
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris dissentingJustices Stephen G. Breyer
Town of Greece v. Galloway dissentBy Stephen G. Breyer
City of Boerne v. Flores joinedMajority Stephen G. Breyer
City of Boerne v. Flores dissentBy Stephen G. Breyer
Van Orden v. Perry concurringOpinionBy Stephen G. Breyer
Cutter v. Wilkinson hasJusticeOnCourt Stephen G. Breyer
Alabama v. Shelton hasMajorityJustices Stephen G. Breyer
Ketanji Brown Jackson precededBy Stephen G. Breyer
October Term 2012 associateJustice Stephen G. Breyer
Grutter v. Bollinger joinedMajorityBy Stephen G. Breyer
Romer v. Evans majorityJustices Stephen G. Breyer
Lawrence v. Texas (in part) joinedByInMajority Stephen G. Breyer
subject surface form: Lawrence v. Texas