Stephen G. Breyer

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States author human judge lawyer legal scholar

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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Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
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 NERFINISHED → 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 (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 → 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, 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 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., United States →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cheney v. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia → Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 → Printz v. United States →	dissentBy
Bond v. United States ("Justice Stephen G. Breyer") → Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2007) dissent → United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion →	joinedBy
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin → Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. → Saenz v. Roe →	joinedByInMajority
Arizona v. United States → Gonzales v. Raich ("Stephen Breyer") → Obergefell v. Hodges ("Stephen Breyer") →	joinedMajority
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization → United States v. Lopez →	dissentingOpinionBy
Clinton v. Jones → Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission →	justiceInMajority
Tim Wu ("Justice Stephen Breyer") →	clerkOf
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission →	concurrenceBy
American Insurance Assn. v. Garamendi →	dissentingJoiner
Bush v. Gore →	dissentingJustice
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia →	hasConcurringJustice
Shelby County v. Holder →	hasJusticeInDissent
ABA Medal →	hasRecipient
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. →	joinedDissentBy
NFIB v. Sebelius →	joinedInMedicaidPlurality
NFIB v. Sebelius →	joinedInTaxPowerMajority
Bostock v. Clayton County →	majorityJoinedBy
Trump v. Vance →	majorityJustices
United States v. Comstock →	majorityOpinionBy
NFIB v. Sebelius →	separateOpinionBy