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Stephen Gerald Breyer
Senior judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Stephen Gerald Breyer serves on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Jul 29, 1994 by a 87–9 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Jul 29, 1994
- Senate vote
- 87–9
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1938
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First CircuitJimmy Carter · Dec 9, 1980 – Aug 3, 1994
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesWilliam J. Clinton · Jul 29, 1994
Education
- Stanford UniversityA.B., 1959
- University of OxfordB.A., 1961
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1964
Career
U.S. Army, 1957; Law clerk, Hon. Arthur Goldberg, Supreme Court of the United States, 1964-1965; Special assistant to the assistant attorney general, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1965-1967; Faculty, Harvard Law School, 1967-1994; professor, 1967-1980; lecturer, 1981-1994; Professor, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1977-1980; Assistant special prosecutor, Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 1973; Special counsel, Administrative Practices Subcommittee, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1974-1975; Chief counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1979-1980; Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1985-1989; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990-1994
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