Supreme court justice stephen breyer biography
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Justice Stephen Breyer
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Interviewed by Julia Fong Sheketoff '10
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About the Interview
Justice Stephen G. Breyer was interviewed on May 18, by his former clerk Julia Fong Sheketoff '10 in the Lawyers' Lounge of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC.
Biography
Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, was born in San Francisco, California, August 15, He married Joanna Hare in , and has three children—Chloe, Nell, and Michael. He received an AB from Stanford University, a BA from Magdalen College, Oxford, and an LLB from Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk to Justice Arthur Goldberg of the Supreme Court of the United States during the term, as a special assistant to the assistant US attorney general for antitrust (–), as an assistant special prose
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Stephen Breyer
US Supreme Court justice from to
Stephen Breyer | |
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| In office August 3, – June 30, | |
| Nominated by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Harry Blackmun |
| Succeeded by | Ketanji Brown Jackson |
| In office March – August 3, | |
| Preceded by | Levin H. Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Juan R. Torruella |
| In office December 10, – August 3, | |
| Nominated by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Lynch |
| Born | Stephen Gerald Breyer () August 15, (age86) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Spouse | Joanna Hare (m.) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Charles Breyer (brother) |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army United States Army Reserve |
| Yearsof service | – |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | Army Strategic Intelligence |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
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Stephen Breyer
Recent Decisions by Justice Breyer
Biographical Data
- Birth, Residence, and Family
- Stephen Breyer was born August 15, , in San Francisco, California, the son of Irving G. Breyer and Anne R. Breyer. He married Joanna Hare, September 4, They have three children: Chloe (born ); Nell (born ) and Michael (born ).
- Education
- Attended public elementary and high schools (Lowell High School) in San Francisco; Stanford University, A.B. , Great Distinction; Oxford University, Magdalen College, Marshall Scholar, B.A., 1st Class Honors, ; Harvard Law School, LL.B., magna cum laude, , Harvard Law Review, articles editor.
- Law Clerkship
- Clerk to the Honorable Arthur J. Goldberg, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States,
- Law Teaching
- Harvard University; Assistant Professor, ; Professor of lag, ; Professor, Kennedy School of Government, ; Lecturer, present. Visiting Professor, College of lag, Sydney, Australia, ; University of Rome,
- Judicial Offices