Who appointed Stephen Gerald Breyer?

President William J. Clinton appointed Stephen Gerald Breyer to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1994.

Was Stephen Gerald Breyer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Stephen Gerald Breyer was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Stephen Gerald Breyer's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Stephen Gerald Breyer 87–9 on July 29, 1994.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1994 / Served to 2022

Stephen Gerald Breyer

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by the Senate 87–9, Stephen Gerald Breyer was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1964. He previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. 217 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1938 · age 88
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1994
Confirmed: 87–9
Education: Stanford 1959 · Harvard Law School 1964
Succeeded: Harry Andrew Blackmun
Succeeded by: Ketanji Brown Jackson

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1980	First Circuit	Carter (D)	80–10
1994	Supreme Court succeeded Harry Andrew Blackmun	Clinton (D)	87–9

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 87–9 on July 29, 1994 · 103rd Congress, Roll Call 242. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 87

54 D, 33 R

Voted against · 9

9 R

Did not vote · 4

2 D, 2 R

Education

Stanford University	A.B.	1959
University of Oxford	B.A.	1961
Harvard Law School	LL.B.	1964

Opinions of the Court

Breyer delivered 217 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1994 – October Term 2021). Most cited: United States v. Freddie J. Booker (23,210 citations).

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2022	Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety	597 U.S. 580 (2022)	39
2022	Xiulu Ruan v. United States	597 U.S. 450 (2022)	158
2022	United States v. Washington	596 U.S. 832 (2022)	33
2022	Shurtleff v. Boston	596 U.S. 243 (2022)	30
2022	United States v. Zubaydah	595 U.S. 195 (2022)	15
2022	Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L. P.	595 U.S. 178 (2022)	56
2021	Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B. L.	594 U.S. 180 (2021)	30
2021	California v. Texas	593 U.S. 659 (2021)	152
2021	United States v. Cooley	593 U.S. 345 (2021)	22
2021	AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC	593 U.S. 67 (2021)	29
2021	Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.	593 U.S. 1 (2021)	7
2020	Carney v. Adams	592 U.S. 53 (2020)	257
2020	June Medical Services L. L. C. v. Russo	591 U.S. ___ (2020)	–
2020	Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC	590 U.S. 448 (2020)	26
2020	County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund	590 U.S. 165 (2020)	81
2020	Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr	589 U.S. 221 (2020)	368
2020	Holguin-Hernandez v. United States	589 U.S. 169 (2020)	418
2019	Rehaif v. United States	588 U.S. 225 (2019)	1955
2019	PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic, Inc.	588 U.S. 1 (2019)	63
2019	Taggart v. Lorenzen	587 U.S. 554 (2019)	478
2019	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht	587 U.S. 299 (2019)	108
2019	Lorenzo v. SEC	587 U.S. 71 (2019)	141
2019	Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP	586 U.S. 466 (2019)	226
2019	Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.	586 U.S. 347 (2019)	–
2018	United States v. Stitt	586 U.S. 27 (2018)	167
2018	Florida v. Georgia	585 U.S. 803 (2018)	13
2018	Chavez-Meza v. United States	585 U.S. 109 (2018)	477
2018	Lagos v. United States	584 U.S. 577 (2018)	112
2018	Dahda v. United States	584 U.S. 440 (2018)	36
2018	Wilson v. Sellers	584 U.S. 122 (2018)	1836
2018	Marinello v. United States	584 U.S. 1 (2018)	82
2017	Turner v. United States	582 U.S. 313 (2017)	194
2017	McWilliams v. Dunn	582 U.S. 183 (2017)	71
2017	Howell v. Howell	581 U.S. 214 (2017)	95
2017	Midland Funding Llc v. Johnson	581 U.S. 224 (2017)	115
2017	Bank of America Corp. v. City of Miami, Florida	581 U.S. 189 (2017)	263
2017	Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.	581 U.S. 170 (2017)	128
2017	Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.	580 U.S. 451 (2017)	305
2016	Shaw v. United States	–	–
2016	Whole Woman'S Health v. Hellerstedt	579 U.S. 582 (2016)	–
2016	Cuozzo Speed Technologies, Llc v. Lee	579 U.S. 261 (2016)	322
2016	Wittman v. Personhuballah	578 U.S. 539 (2016)	–
2016	Heffernan v. City of Paterson, New Jersey	578 U.S. 266 (2016)	167
2016	Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission	578 U.S. 253 (2016)	–
2016	California Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt	578 U.S. 171 (2016)	–
2016	Luis v. United States	578 U.S. 5 (2016)	–
2015	Directv, Inc. v. Imburgia	577 U.S. 47 (2015)	–
2015	Kingsley v. Hendrickson	576 U.S. 389 (2015)	4087
2015	Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.	576 U.S. 200 (2015)	308
2015	Tibble v. Edison International	575 U.S. 523 (2015)	265
2015	Coleman v. Tollefson	575 U.S. 532 (2015)	1183
2015	Oneok, Inc., v. Learjet, Inc.	575 U.S. 373 (2015)	289
2015	Young v. Ups	575 U.S. 206 (2015)	449
2015	Ala. Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama	575 U.S. 254 (2015)	127
2015	Teva Pharms. USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc.	574 U.S. 318 (2015)	–
2014	NLRB v. Noel Canning	573 U.S. 513 (2014)	–
2014	American Broadcasting Cos. v. Aereo, Inc.	573 U.S. 431 (2014)	–
2014	Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer	573 U.S. 409 (2014)	–
2014	Robers v. United States	572 U.S. 639 (2014)	120
2014	Bg Group Plc v. Republic of Argentina	572 U.S. 25 (2014)	319
2014	Chadbourne & Parke Llp v. Troice	571 U.S. 377 (2014)	120
2014	Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, Llc	571 U.S. 191 (2014)	200
2013	United States, Petitioner v. Anthony James Kebodeaux	570 U.S. 387 (2013)	105
2013	Federal Trade Commission, Petitioner v. Actavis, Inc., et al.	570 U.S. 136 (2013)	237
2013	Carlos Trevino, Petitioner v. Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division	569 U.S. 413 (2013)	1236
2013	Randy Curtis Bullock, Petitioner v. Bankchampaign, N. a.	569 U.S. 267 (2013)	459
2013	The Standard Fire Insurance Company, Petitioner v. Greg Knowles	568 U.S. 588 (2013)	509
2013	Supap Kirtsaeng, Dba Bluechristine99, Petitioner v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.	568 U.S. 519 (2013)	145
2013	Armarcion D. Henderson, Petitioner v. United States	568 U.S. 266 (2013)	809
2013	Fane Lozman, Petitioner v. the City of Riviera Beach, Florida	568 U.S. 115 (2013)	107
2012	Edward Dorsey, Sr., Petitioner v. United States	567 U.S. 260 (2012)	1010
2012	Christine Armour, et al., Petitioners v. City of Indianapolis, Indiana, et al.	566 U.S. 673 (2012)	252
2012	United States, Petitioner v. Home Concrete & Supply, Llc, et al.	566 U.S. 478 (2012)	105
2012	Mayo Collaborative Services, Dba Mayo Medical Laboratories, et al., Petitioners v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.	566 U.S. 66 (2012)	915
2012	Toby Douglas, Director, California Department of Health Care Services, Petitioner v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, Inc., et al.	565 U.S. 606 (2012)	183
2012	Billy Joe Reynolds, Petitioner v. United States	565 U.S. 432 (2012)	171
2012	Margaret Minneci, et al. v. Richard Lee Pollard et al.	565 U.S. 118 (2012)	–
2011	Michael D. Turner, Petitioner v. Rebecca L. Rogers et al.	564 U.S. 431 (2011)	–
2011	Charles Andrew Fowler, Aka Man, Petitioner v. United States	563 U.S. 668 (2011)	112
2011	United States, Petitioner v. Jason Louis Tinklenberg	563 U.S. 647 (2011)	–
2011	Cigna Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Janice C. Amara, et al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated	563 U.S. 421 (2011)	744
2011	Kevin Kasten, Petitioner v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation	563 U.S. 1 (2011)	–
2011	Delbert Williamson, et al., Petitioners v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., et al.	562 U.S. 323 (2011)	–
2010	Los Angeles County, California, Petitioner v. Craig Arthur Humphries et al.	562 U.S. 29 (2010)	104
2010	Albert Holland v. Florida	560 U.S. 631 (2010)	–
2010	Brian Russell Dolan v. United States	560 U.S. 605 (2010)	–
2010	Michael Gary Barber, et al. v. J. E. Thomas, Warden	560 U.S. 474 (2010)	273
2010	United States v. Glenn Marcus	560 U.S. 258 (2010)	–
2010	United States v. Graydon Earl Comstock, Jr., et al.	560 U.S. 126 (2010)	259
2010	Merck & Co., Inc., et al. v. Richard Reynolds et al.	559 U.S. 633 (2010)	–
2010	The Hertz Corporation v. Melinda Friend et al.	559 U.S. 77 (2010)	2766
2010	Keith Smith, Warden v. Frank G. Spisak, Jr.	558 U.S. 139 (2010)	199
2009	Anita Alvarez, Cook County State'S Attorney v. Chermane Smith et al.	558 U.S. 87 (2009)	349
2009	Manoj Nijhawan v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General	557 U.S. 29 (2009)	738
2009	Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez, Alaska	557 U.S. 1 (2009)	101
2009	Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa v. United States	556 U.S. 646 (2009)	579
2009	Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Woodrow F. Sanders	556 U.S. 396 (2009)	2961
2009	Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi	556 U.S. 366 (2009)	–
2009	John Van De Kamp, et al. v. Thomas Lee Goldstein	555 U.S. 335 (2009)	855
2009	Daniel B. Locke, et al. v. Edward a. Karass, State Controller, et al.	555 U.S. 207 (2009)	–
2009	Deondery Chambers v. United States	555 U.S. 122 (2009)	627
2008	Sprint Communs. Co., L.p. v. Apcc Servs.	554 U.S. 269 (2008)	726
2008	Indiana v. Edwards	554 U.S. 164 (2008)	1118
2008	Ky. Ret. Sys. v. EEOC	554 U.S. 135 (2008)	–
2008	Metro. Life INS. Co. v. Glenn	554 U.S. 105 (2008)	1751
2008	Cbocs West, Inc. v. Hedrick G. Humphries	553 U.S. 442 (2008)	807
2008	Larry Begay v. United States	553 U.S. 137 (2008)	1437
2008	G. Steven Rowe, Attorney General of Maine v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Association, et al.	552 U.S. 364 (2008)	348
2008	John R. Sand & Gravel Company v. United States	552 U.S. 130 (2008)	519
2007	Victor a. Rita v. United States	551 U.S. 338 (2007)	7739
2007	Credit Suisse Securities (usa) Llc, Fka Credit Suisse First Boston Llc, et al. v. Glen Billing et al.	551 U.S. 264 (2007)	–
2007	Long Island Care at Home, Ltd., et al. v. Evelyn Coke	551 U.S. 158 (2007)	339
2007	Lisa Watson, et al. v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc., et al.	551 U.S. 142 (2007)	584
2007	Zuni Public School District No. 89, et al. v. Department of Education, et al.	550 U.S. 81 (2007)	139
2007	Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc.	550 U.S. 45 (2007)	106
2007	Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased	549 U.S. 346 (2007)	322
2007	Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Luis Alexander Duenas-Alvarez	549 U.S. 183 (2007)	1029
2006	Jeffrey a. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Ronald Banks, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated	548 U.S. 521 (2006)	797
2006	Neil Randall, et al. v. William H. Sorrell et al.	548 U.S. 230 (2006)	254
2006	Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company v. Sheila White	548 U.S. 53 (2006)	7269
2006	Joseph Scheidler, et al. v. National Organization for Women, Inc., et al.	547 U.S. 9 (2006)	145
2006	Oregon v. Randy Lee Guzek	546 U.S. 517 (2006)	145
2006	Mike Evans, Acting Warden v. Reginald Chavis	546 U.S. 189 (2006)	376
2005	United States v. Joseph Olson, et al.	546 U.S. 43 (2005)	282
2005	Mid-Con Freight Systems, Inc., et al. v. Michigan Public Service Commission, et al.	545 U.S. 440 (2005)	–
2005	American Trucking Associations, Inc. and Usf Holland, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission et al.	545 U.S. 429 (2005)	121
2005	Ulysses Tory, et al. v. Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.	544 U.S. 734 (2005)	–
2005	Carman L. Deck v. Missouri	544 U.S. 622 (2005)	1034
2005	Gary Sherwood Small v. United States	544 U.S. 385 (2005)	191
2005	Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. v. Michael Broudo et al.	544 U.S. 336 (2005)	2236
2005	Reginald a. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al. v. William Dwight Dotson, et al.	544 U.S. 74 (2005)	2909
2005	Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation v. Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.	543 U.S. 631 (2005)	133
2005	United States v. Freddie J. Booker	543 U.S. 220 (2005)	23210
2004	Florida v. Joe Elton Nixon	543 U.S. 175 (2004)	963
2004	State of Kansas v. State of Colorado	543 U.S. 86 (2004)	–
2004	F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, et al. v. Empagran S.a. et al.	542 U.S. 155 (2004)	212
2004	City of Littleton, Colorado v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L. L. C., a Limited Liability Company, Dba Christal'S	541 U.S. 774 (2004)	182
2004	United States v. Billy Jo Lara	541 U.S. 193 (2004)	–
2004	George H. Baldwin v. Michael Reese	541 U.S. 27 (2004)	2198
2004	Illinois v. Robert S. Lidster	540 U.S. 419 (2004)	398
2003	Hernan O'Ryan Castro v. United States	540 U.S. 375 (2003)	1352
2003	Marion Reynolds Stogner v. California	539 U.S. 607 (2003)	356
2003	Green Tree Financial Corp., Nka Conseco Finance Corp. v. Lynn W. Bazzle et al., in a Representative Capacity on Behalf of a Class and for All Others Similarly Situated, et al.	539 U.S. 444 (2003)	523
2003	Charles Thomas Sell v. United States	539 U.S. 166 (2003)	1055
2003	Michael Fitzgerald, Treasurer of Iowa v. Racing Association of Central Iowa et al.	539 U.S. 103 (2003)	149
2003	The Black & Decker Disability Plan v. Kenneth L. Nord	538 U.S. 822 (2003)	1373
2003	A. Elliott Archer, et Ux. v. Arlene L. Warner	538 U.S. 314 (2003)	155
2003	David Meyer, Individually and in His Capacity as President and Designated Officer/broker of Triad, Inc., Etc. v. Emma Mary Ellen Holley, et Vir, et al.	537 U.S. 280 (2003)	412
2003	United States v. Francisco Jimenez Recio and Adrian Lopez-Meza	537 U.S. 270 (2003)	121
2002	Karen Howsam, Etc. v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.	537 U.S. 79 (2002)	1948
2002	United States v. Angela Ruiz	536 U.S. 622 (2002)	1180
2002	Utah, et al. v. Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce, et al.	536 U.S. 452 (2002)	202
2002	United States v. Fior D'Italia, Inc.	536 U.S. 238 (2002)	189
2002	Tom L. Carey, Warden v. Tony Eugene Saffold	536 U.S. 214 (2002)	1072
2002	Paul D. Lapides v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, et al.	535 U.S. 613 (2002)	1425
2002	US Airways, Inc. v. Robert Barnett	535 U.S. 391 (2002)	828
2002	Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Cleveland B. Walton	535 U.S. 212 (2002)	1238
2002	Kansas v. Michael T. Crane	534 U.S. 407 (2002)	765
2001	Chickasaw Nation v. United States	534 U.S. 84 (2001)	405
2001	Kestutis Zadvydas v. Christine G. Davis and Immigration and Naturalization Service	533 U.S. 678 (2001)	3847
2001	Cedric Kushner Promotions, Ltd. v. Don King, et al.	533 U.S. 158 (2001)	482
2001	Alabama v. Michael Herman Bozeman	533 U.S. 146 (2001)	241
2001	The Wharf (holdings) Limited, et al. v. United International Holdings, Inc. et al.	532 U.S. 588 (2001)	–
2001	United States v. Terry J. Hatter, Jr., Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California, et al.	532 U.S. 557 (2001)	190
2001	Michael F. Easley, * Governor of North Carolina, et al. v. Martin Cromartie, et al.	532 U.S. 234 (2001)	–
2001	Paula L. Buford v. United States	532 U.S. 59 (2001)	448
2001	Illinois v. Charles McArthur	531 U.S. 326 (2001)	735
2000	Eastern Associated Coal Corporation v. United Mine Workers of America, District 17, et al.	531 U.S. 57 (2000)	558
2000	Don Stenberg, Attorney General of Nebraska, et al. v. Leroy Carhart	530 U.S. 914 (2000)	528
2000	Mobil Oil Exploration and Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United States	530 U.S. 604 (2000)	175
2000	Jaime Castillo, et al., v. United States	530 U.S. 120 (2000)	359
2000	Alexis Geier, et al. v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc., et al.	529 U.S. 861 (2000)	903
2000	Public Lands Council, et al. v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, et al.	529 U.S. 728 (2000)	–
2000	Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, Inc.	529 U.S. 1 (2000)	778
2000	Hunt-Wesson, Inc. v. Franchise Tax Board of California	528 U.S. 458 (2000)	–
1999	William Fiore v. Gregory White, Warden, et al.	528 U.S. 23 (1999)	–
1999	Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. Michael Gibson	527 U.S. 212 (1999)	146
1999	Q. Todd Dickinson, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Mary E. Zurko et al.	527 U.S. 150 (1999)	731
1999	Eddie Richardson v. United States	526 U.S. 813 (1999)	913
1999	Carolyn C. Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corporation et al.	526 U.S. 795 (1999)	1210
1999	South Central Bell Telephone Company, et al. v. Alabama et al.	526 U.S. 160 (1999)	–
1999	Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael, Etc., et al.	526 U.S. 137 (1999)	8651
1999	National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 1309 v. Department of the Interior et al.	526 U.S. 86 (1999)	–
1998	Nynex Corporation, et al. v. Discon, Incorporated	525 U.S. 128 (1998)	340
1998	Wisconsin Department of Corrections, et al. v. Keith D. Schacht	524 U.S. 381 (1998)	1341
1998	Sandra K. Forney v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security	524 U.S. 266 (1998)	117
1998	Frank J. Muscarello v. United States	524 U.S. 125 (1998)	848
1998	Federal Election Commission v. James E. Akins, Richard Curtiss, Paul Findley, Robert J. Hanks, Andrew Killgore, and Orin Parker	524 U.S. 11 (1998)	845
1998	Ohio Forestry Association, Inc. v. Sierra Club, et al.	523 U.S. 726 (1998)	757
1998	Edwards v. United States	523 U.S. 511 (1998)	316
1998	Hugo Roman Almendarez-Torres v. United States	523 U.S. 224 (1998)	12622
1998	Kevin D. Gray v. Maryland	523 U.S. 185 (1998)	723
1998	Debra Faye Lewis v. United States	523 U.S. 155 (1998)	130
1997	Richard F. Trest v. Burl Cain, Warden	522 U.S. 87 (1997)	363
1997	Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company v. Michael Buckley	521 U.S. 424 (1997)	198
1997	Daryll Richardson and John Walker v. Ronnie Lee McKnight	521 U.S. 399 (1997)	446
1997	Marvin Klehr, et Ux. v. a. O. Smith Corporation and a. O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc.	521 U.S. 179 (1997)	453
1997	Saratoga Fishing Company v. J. M. Martinac & Company and Marco Seattle Inc.	520 U.S. 875 (1997)	152
1997	Thomas Young, et al. v. Kirk Fordice et al.	520 U.S. 273 (1997)	–
1997	United States v. Marian Brockamp, Administrator of the Estate of Stanley B. McGill, Deceased	519 U.S. 347 (1997)	489
1997	John W. Atherton, Jr. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Receiver for City Savings, F. S. B.	519 U.S. 213 (1997)	279
1996	Kevin M. O'Gilvie and Stephanie L. O'Gilvie, Minors v. United States	519 U.S. 79 (1996)	175
1996	Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.	518 U.S. 727 (1996)	290
1996	Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee and Douglas Jones, Treasurer v. Federal Election Commission	518 U.S. 604 (1996)	274
1996	Antony Brown, et al. v. Pro Football, Inc., Dba Washington Redskins, et al.	518 U.S. 231 (1996)	100
1996	Larry Grant Lonchar v. Albert G. Thomas, Warden	517 U.S. 314 (1996)	438
1996	Barnett Bank of Marion County, N. a. v. Bill Nelson, Florida Insurance Commissioner, et al.	517 U.S. 25 (1996)	548
1996	Varity Corporation v. Charles Howe et al.	516 U.S. 489 (1996)	1806
1995	National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc., and Ameristaff Personnel Contractors, Ltd.	516 U.S. 85 (1995)	156
1995	Tyson Johnson, et al. v. Houston Jones	515 U.S. 304 (1995)	2857
1995	First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Manuel Kaplan, et Ux. and Mk Investments, Inc.	514 U.S. 938 (1995)	4743
1995	Reynoldsville Casket Co., et al. v. Carol L. Hyde	514 U.S. 749 (1995)	272
1995	George W. Heintz, et al. v. Darlene Jenkins	514 U.S. 291 (1995)	924
1995	Qualitex Company v. Jacobson Products Company, Inc.	514 U.S. 159 (1995)	568
1995	Robert O'Neal v. Fred McAninch, Warden	513 U.S. 432 (1995)	1687
1995	Milwaukee Brewery Workers' Pension Plan v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company and Stroh Brewery Company	513 U.S. 414 (1995)	122
1995	Allied-Bruce Terminix Companies, Inc., and Terminix International Company v. G. Michael Dobson et al.	513 U.S. 265 (1995)	1626

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Who appointed Stephen Gerald Breyer?: President William J. Clinton appointed Stephen Gerald Breyer to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1994.
Was Stephen Gerald Breyer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Stephen Gerald Breyer was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Stephen Gerald Breyer's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Stephen Gerald Breyer 87–9 on July 29, 1994.
Which court was Stephen Gerald Breyer on?: Stephen Gerald Breyer was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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