Stephen Breyer facts for kids

Stephen Breyer
Quick facts for kids Stephen Breyer
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; of the United States
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; August 3, 1994
Nominated by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Harry Blackmun
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
	In office; March 1990 – August 3, 1994
Preceded by	Levin H. Campbell
Succeeded by	Juan R. Torruella
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
	In office; December 10, 1980 – August 3, 1994
Nominated by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Sandra Lynch
Personal details
Born	Stephen Gerald Breyer ; August 15, 1938 (age 82); San Francisco, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Joanna Hare (m. 1967)
Children	3
Education	Stanford University (BA); Magdalen College, Oxford (BA); Harvard University (LLB)

Stephen Gerald Breyer ( born August 15, 1938) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994. Breyer is generally associated with the more liberal side of the Court.

Background

Breyer is of Jewish descent. He has been an Associate Justice since 1994. Breyer generally favors a liberal interpretation of the law; he is pro-choice and pro-civil liberties. Breyer had the second-longest tenure as the most junior justice on the bench. Breyer is also the only justice to appear on a quiz show (Wait Wait Don't Tell Me). Before being a judge, he was a professor at Harvard Law School and a judge on the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Breyer is an Eagle Scout.

Images for kids

Breyer speaking in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2011
Breyer in 2011