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President Bill Clinton nominated Stephen Breyer to replace Justice Harry Blackmun, who retired in 1994. Breyer joined the US Supreme Court in August 1994; as of January 2010, he has served more than fifteen years on the bench.
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What is Stephen G Breyer's political affiliation?
Stephen G. Breyer is affiliated with the Democratic party. Stephen Breyer is an associate justice of the Supreme Court. He has been a justice since 1994.
What is Justice Breyer's part on the US Supreme Court?
Justice Stephen Breyer is currently an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court. President Bill Clinton appointed Breyer in 1994, to succeed Justice Harry Blackmun, who retired. Breyer is considered one of the progressive members of the Court.
What political party nominated justice Stephen Breyer?
Bill Clinton, a Democratic President, nominated Justice Breyer in 1994. US Supreme Court justices are nominated by Presidents, not by political parties (although the President belongs to a political party).
What name is shared by a Clinton-appointed Supreme Court justice and an all-natural brand of ice cream?
Breyer
Who are the nine key players of the Judicial Branch?
The nine key players of the Judicial branch would have to be the Supreme Court Justices. Here is a current list of Justices: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. Justice Antonin Scalia Justice Anthony Kennedy Justice Clarence Thomas Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Justice Stephen Breyer Justice Sonia Sotomayor Justice Elena Kagan
Is Stephen Breyer in office today?
Is Stephen Breyer still with the supreme court justice
What is Stephen G Breyer's political affiliation?
Stephen G. Breyer is affiliated with the Democratic party. Stephen Breyer is an associate justice of the Supreme Court. He has been a justice since 1994.
What is Justice Breyer's part on the US Supreme Court?
Justice Stephen Breyer is currently an Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court. President Bill Clinton appointed Breyer in 1994, to succeed Justice Harry Blackmun, who retired. Breyer is considered one of the progressive members of the Court.
What do US Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer have in common?
President Clinton nominated both Justice Ginsberg and Justice Breyer to the US Supreme Court. Justice Ginsberg joined the Court in 1993, Justice Breyer in 1994. Both justices are still active.
What President appointed Justice Stephen Breyer to the US Supreme Court?
President Bill Clinton nominated Stephen Breyer to replacy Justice Harry Blackmun, who retired in 1994. Justice Breyer was confirmed by a Senate vote of 87-9 on July 29, 1994.
How old is Stephen Breyer?
US Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer is 79 years old (born August 15, 1938).
What year did Stephen Breyer die?
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer is still very much alive as of January 21, 2010, and still serving on the US Supreme Court. President Clinton appointed Breyer to the Court in 1994.
Where does Justice Stephen Breyer sit on the US Supreme Court?
As of the 2010 Term, Justice Breyer will occupy the sixth seat on the Supreme Court, three seats to Chief Justice Robert's right, indicating he is somewhere around the middle in terms of seniority on the Court. Justice Breyer will be seated between Justices Kennedy and Sotomayor. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Did William Clinton nominate a US Supreme Court justice?
Yes. President Clinton appointed two justices to the US Supreme Court: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined the Court in 1993; and Justice Stephen Breyer joined the Court in 1994.
When was Stephen Breyer nominated to the US Supreme Court?
President Bill Clinton nominated Justice Stephen Breyer to the Supreme Court on May 13, 1994. He was confirmed on August 3, 1994, by a Senate vote of 87-9, and took the Oaths of Office the same day.
What current US Supreme Court Justice was born in California?
* Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy was born in Sacramento. * Associate Justice Stephen Breyer was born in San Francisco.
Who did Justice Stephen Breyer replace on the US Supreme Court?
President Clinton nominated Stephen Breyer to succeed Justice Harry Blackmun in 1994. Justice Blackmun was a Nixon appointee who served on the Court from 1970 until his retirement in 1994.
