Stephen Breyer
Born in 1938
Law
Stephen Gerald Breyer served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1994 to 2022.
Nominated by President Bill Clinton, he replaced retiring Justice Harry Blackmun.
Breyer is known for his pragmatic approach to constitutional interpretation and is generally associated with the Court's liberal wing.
Before his Supreme Court tenure, he worked on the Senate Judiciary Committee and taught at Harvard Law School.
Breyer's judicial philosophy emphasizes considering legislative history, purpose, and consequences when interpreting laws, contrasting with the textualist approach favored by conservative justices.
