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Stephen Gerald Breyer ( / ˈbraɪ.ər / BRY-ər; born August 15, 1938) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1994 until his retirement in 2022. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton, and replaced retiring justice Harry Blackmun.
- Stephen Gerald Breyer, August 15, 1938 (age 85), San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Harry Blackmun
Jan 27, 2022 · WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Thursday that he would name a successor for Justice Stephen G. Breyer by the end of February, calling the retiring jurist “a model public servant in a time...
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- Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Jan 27, 2022 · President Biden praised retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's career at a White House event today and committed to nominating the nation's first Black woman to the court to replace...
Jan 26, 2022 · U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring after serving more than two decades on the nation's highest court, Supreme Court and Biden administration sources tell NPR.
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- Nina Totenberg
Learn about the life and career of Justice Stephen Breyer, the Byrne Professor of Administrative Law and Process at Harvard Law School. Find out his education, publications, public service, and Supreme Court service.
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May 6, 2024 · Stephen Breyer, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1994 to 2022. Breyer was among the more liberal members of the Court, and he was highly regarded, even by conservatives, for his analytic and pragmatic rather than ideological approach to the Constitution.
Jan 26, 2022 · By Adam Liptak. Published Jan. 26, 2022 Updated Jan. 28, 2022. Follow live coverage on Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the...