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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 · In announcing Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the court, President Biden commended his almost 28 years on the bench, calling him a “model public servant.”
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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...
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Learn about the life and career of Stephen Breyer, the Byrne Professor of Administrative Law and Process at Harvard Law School. He is a former U.S. Supreme Court justice who served from 1994 to 2022 and wrote extensively on administrative and constitutional law. He has also been a public service leader and a professor at Harvard.
Apr 23, 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 · Justice Stephen Breyer will step down from the Supreme Court, allowing President Joe Biden to appoint a liberal successor.
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.