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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
Apr 8, 2024 · Breyer was told to go home. They would call. He knew that things had gone poorly. “There’s only two people who aren’t convinced I’m going to be on the Supreme Court,” he told a fellow ...
Jan 27, 2022 · President Biden is expected to soon announce a nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat that will be vacated when Justice Stephen G. Breyer retires. Here’s a look at the path that nomination is...
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- Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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Apr 7, 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 to retire from Supreme Court, paving way for Biden appointment. The liberal justice’s decision to step down after more than 27 years on the court allows the president...
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- Pete Williams
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.
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...