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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's Career in Photos
Stephen Breyer's Early Years
Born on Aug. 15, 1938, in San Francisco, Stephen Breyer had a lengthy career in law and the justice system before joining the Supreme Court. After graduating from Stanford, Oxford and Harvard lag, he clerked for Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and was an assistant special prosecutor of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force in the early 1970s. In the 1980s and early '90s, he moved on as a judge in the United States Court of Appeals. During this time he also served as a professor at Harvard.
Stephen Breyer with Ted Kennedy
Breyer's work also included time spent as special counsel and chief counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, where he worked with such congresspeople as Sen. Ted Kennedy. He even officiated the wedding of Kennedy's son Patrick in 2011.
Stephen Breyer with President Bill Clinton
When President Bill Clinton nominated Breyer to the S
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Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Says He's 'Still an Optimist' in First Appearance Since Retirement
On Saturday evening former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, made his first public appearance since retiring from America's highest court. He opened his speech to lawyers at the American Bar Association Conference in Chicago with a joke aimed at himself, "I've written 525 opinions — but why is the world such a mess?"
Reflecting on the country's current political and social landscape, Breyer said, "I think over long periods of time we have in America a system that has adjusted — with its drawbacks and its going-the-wrong way from time to time."
"But overall, I'm still an optimist," he added.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's Career in Photos
In the speech, Breyer recalled speaking with a judge about the rule of law. "This has not been a country of sheer ups you know," he recounted telling the judge, a
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Stephen Breyer
US Supreme Court justice from 1994 to 2022
Stephen Breyer | |
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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) |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army United States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1957–1
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