Stephen Breyer
US Supreme Court justice from 1994 to 2022 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stephen Gerald Breyer (/ˈbraɪər/; born August 15, 1938) is an American politician, academic and lawyer. He was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994. Breyer was generally associated with the more liberal side of the Court.[1]
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Stephen Breyer | |
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
In office August 3, 1994 – June 30, 2022 | |
Nominated by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Harry Blackmun |
Succeeded by | Ketanji Brown Jackson |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
In office March 1990 – August 3, 1994 | |
Preceded by | Levin H. Campbell |
Succeeded by | Juan R. Torruella |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
In office December 10, 1980 – August 3, 1994 | |
Nominated by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Sandra Lynch |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen Gerald Breyer (1938-08-15) August 15, 1938 (age 85) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Joanna Hare (m. 1967) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Stanford University (BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
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In January 2022, Breyer announced that he would be retiring from the Supreme Court at the end of the term.[2] Breyer left the court on June 30, 2022 when his retirement became official. He was replaced by Ketanji Brown Jackson.[3]