Supreme Court
Stephen Gerald Breyer
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Appointment
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Title
- Associate Justice
- Appointed by
- William J. ClintonDemocratic president
- Seat
- SCT0313
- Nominated
- May 17, 1994
- Committee hearing
- July 12, 1994
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)July 25, 1994
- Senate vote
- 87–9Roll Call
- Confirmed
- July 29, 1994
- Commissioned
- Aug. 3, 1994
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- June 30, 2022
Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Judge | Dec. 10, 1980 | Aug. 3, 1994 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Jimmy Carter |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Aug. 3, 1994 | In service | William J. Clinton |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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July 13, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Zubaydah
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June 29, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
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June 29, 2022
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June 28, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Concepcion v. United States
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June 27, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Concepcion v. United States
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June 27, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Concepcion v. United States
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June 27, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist.
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June 27, 2022opinion issued Authored the opinion in Xiulu Ruan v. United States
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June 24, 2022
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June 24, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
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June 23, 2022panel identified Sat on the panel in Vega v. Tekoh
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June 23, 2022
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety | 20-603 | Decided | June 29, 2022 | Authored |
| Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta | 21-429 | Decided | June 29, 2022 | |
| Concepcion v. United States | 20-1650 | Decided | June 28, 2022 | |
| Xiulu Ruan v. United States | 20-1410 | Decided | June 27, 2022 | Authored |
| Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist. | 21-418 | Decided | June 27, 2022 | |
| Concepcion v. United States | 20-1650 | Decided | June 27, 2022 | |
| Concepcion v. United States | 20-1650 | Decided | June 27, 2022 | |
| Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization | 19-1392 | Decided | June 24, 2022 | |
| Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, For Valley Hospital Medical Center | 20-1312 | Decided | June 24, 2022 | |
| Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP | 21-248 | Decided | June 23, 2022 | |
| Vega v. Tekoh | 21-499 | Decided | June 23, 2022 | |
| New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen | 20-843 | Decided | June 23, 2022 | Authored |
| Nance v. Ward | 21-439 | Decided | June 23, 2022 | |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. | 20-1641 | Decided | June 21, 2022 | |
| Carson v. Makin | 20-1088 | Decided | June 21, 2022 | Authored |
| United States v. Washington | 21-404 | Decided | June 21, 2022 | Authored |
| United States v. Taylor | 20-1459 | Decided | June 21, 2022 | |
| Shoop v. Twyford | 21-511 | Decided | June 21, 2022 | Authored |
| Garland v. Gonzalez | 20-322 | Decided | June 17, 2022 | |
| Gallardo v. Marstiller | 20-1263 | Decided | June 17, 2022 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | United States v. Zubaydah | Supreme Court | July 13, 2022 |
| Lead opinion | Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety | Supreme Court | June 29, 2022 |
| Opinion | Xiulu Ruan v. United States | Supreme Court | June 27, 2022 |
| Dissent | New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen | Supreme Court | June 23, 2022 |
| Lead opinion | United States v. Washington | Supreme Court | June 21, 2022 |
| Dissent | Carson v. Makin | Supreme Court | June 21, 2022 |
| Dissent | Shoop v. Twyford | Supreme Court | June 21, 2022 |
| Concurrence in part | Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez | Supreme Court | June 13, 2022 |
| Lead opinion | Shurtleff v. Boston | Supreme Court | May 2, 2022 |
| Lead opinion | Shurtleff v. Boston | Supreme Court | May 2, 2022 |
| Dissent | Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller | Supreme Court | April 28, 2022 |
| Concurrence | City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC | Supreme Court | April 21, 2022 |
| Dissent | Badgerow v. Walters | Supreme Court | March 31, 2022 |
| Lead opinion | United States v. Zubaydah | Supreme Court | March 7, 2022 |
| Dissent | United States v. Tsarnaev | Supreme Court | March 4, 2022 |
| Lead opinion | United States v. Zubaydah | Supreme Court | March 3, 2022 |
| Lead opinion | Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L. P. | Supreme Court | Feb. 24, 2022 |
| Concurrence in part | United States v. Arthrex, Inc. | Supreme Court | July 8, 2021 |
| Dissent | United States Fish and Wildlife Serv. v. Sierra Club, Inc. | Supreme Court | July 8, 2021 |
| Lead opinion | California v. Texas | Supreme Court | July 8, 2021 |