Breyer supreme court justice

Recent Decisions by Justice Breyer

Biographical Data

Birth, Residence, and Family

Stephen Breyer was born August 15, 1938, in San Francisco, California, the son of Irving G. Breyer and Anne R. Breyer. He married Joanna Hare, September 4, 1967. They have three children: Chloe (born 1969); Nell (born 1971) and Michael (born 1974).

Education

Attended public elementary and high schools (Lowell High School) in San Francisco; Stanford University, A.B. 1959, Great Distinction; Oxford University, Magdalen College, Marshall Scholar, B.A., 1st Class Honors, 1961; Harvard Law School, LL.B., magna cum laude, 1964, Harvard Law Review, articles editor.

Law Clerkship

Clerk to the Honorable Arthur J. Goldberg, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, 1964-1965.

Law Teaching

Harvard University; Assistant Professor, 1967-1970; Professor of Law, 1970-1980; Professor, Kennedy School of Government, 1977-1980; Lecturer, 1980-present. Visiting Professor, C

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Stephen Breyer

Stephen Breyer—whose nearly thirty years as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court were defined by his pragmatic approach to calibrating the scales of justice—is a lawyer, jurist, and educator known for his contributions to the field of law and economics. A longtime friend of Yale Law School, he has participated in numerous lectures, conferences, and other campus events.

Born and raised in San Francisco, Breyer watched his parents engage in legal and political life (his father was a counsel for the city’s board of education, and his mother worked in the public sphere) and knew he wanted to emulate their lives of service. An Eagle Scout, he went on to an eight-year enlistment in the U.S. Army Reserve, including six months on active duty while he was earning his A.B. in philosophy at Stanford University. He studied philosophy and economics as a Marshall Scholar at the University of Oxford, graduating with first-class honors, and completed a bachelor

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Stephen Breyer

US Supreme Court justice from 1994 to 2022

Stephen Breyer
Official portrait, c. 2006
In office August 3, 1994 – June 30, 2022
Nominated by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Harry Blackmun
Succeeded by	Ketanji Brown Jackson
In office March 1990 – August 3, 1994
Preceded by	Levin H. Campbell
Succeeded by	Juan R. Torruella
In office December 10, 1980 – August 3, 1994
Nominated by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Sandra Lynch
Born	Stephen Gerald Breyer (1938-08-15) August 15, 1938 (age 86) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic[1]
Spouse	Joanna Hare ​ (m. 1967)​
Children	3
Relatives	Charles Breyer (brother)
Education
Signature
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army United States Army Reserve
Years of service	1957–1