Stephen Breyer

Stephen Breyer

Stephen Breyer is a Supreme Court Associate Justice. He was appointed by Bill Clinton in 1994. Prior to being on the Supreme Court, he was a professor at Harvard University Law School and published several law text books. Breyer generally votes with the more liberal members of the court and is considered to be one of the leading liberal intellectual voices on the court.

Fast Facts

Born: August 15, 1938 in San Francisco, California
Assumed Office: August 3, 1994
Nominated by: Bill Clinton
Preceded by: Harry A. Blackmun
Spouse: Joanna Freda Hare
Religion: Jewish
Alma Mater: Stanford University, Oxford University, Harvard University
Generally sides with the more liberal justices

Career before Supreme Court

Breyer received his LL.B from Harvard University law school before clerking for Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg in 1964. Breyer was a professor at Harvard before serving as a special assistant to the United States Attorney General and assistant special prosecutor during the Watergate investigation.

Active Liberty

Breyer outlined his judicial philosophy in his 2005 book Active Liberty:Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution. The book, seen as a response to Antonin Scalia's judicial philosophy, argues that the court should seek to resolve issues that best engage the public in political participation and that the court should uphold "positive liberty."

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Politics | Political Appointees | U.S. Government | Justice System | Supreme Court | Judges

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FOXNews.com: Transcript: Stephen Breyer with Chris Wallace (December 3, 2007)
NPR: Active Liberty and The Case Against 'Originalists' (September 29-30, 2005)
CNN.com: High court hears 'Bong hits 4 Jesus' case (March 19, 2007)

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USA Today: Breyer adds extreme examples to high court (March 2, 2008)
Slate.com: "Justice Grover v. Justice Oscar" (December 6, 2006)
The Boston Globe: "Breyer says justices must protect minorities' rights" (December 4, 2006)

Stephen Breyer Court Cases

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Law.com: Libertarians Urge Seizure of Justice Breyer's Property (August 1, 2005)

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Stephen Breyer Biographies and Personal Opinions

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Harvard Law Bulletin: Toward "Active Liberty" (Spring 2006)
Online NewsHour: Judicial Independence (September 26, 2006)
Harvard Tanner Lectures: Our Democratic Constitution (November 17-19, 2004)

Stephen Breyer Timeline

1938: Born August 15th
1967-1980: Harvard Law School Professor
1980-1990: Judge, Court of Appeals, First Circuit
1990-1994: Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, First Circuit
1994: Confirmed to Supreme Court

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Stephen Breyer Book Information and Reviews

The New York Times: "Op-Ed: Justice Breyer's New Path" (September 26, 2005)
New English Review: "The Court's Necromancer" (August 2006)
National Review: "Mystics of the Court" (December 14, 2005)
FrontPage magazine.com: "Breyer's Perpetual Constitutional Convention" (October 21, 2005)
Online NewsHour: Conversation: Justice Breyer (October 19, 2005)

Stephen Breyer Merchandise

Amazon.com Books: Breaking the Vicious Circle and Active Liberty
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