Justice Stephen G. Breyer

(John McDonnell - The Washington Post)

Justice Stephen G. Breyer

Breyer was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Clinton and was confirmed on Aug. 3, 1994. A compilation of Washington Post coverage of Breyer is below.

The Supreme Court is a secretive place, but yesterday's hush-hush swearing-in of Justice Stephen G. Breyer at an isolated cottage in northeastern Vermont was fit for a spy novel.
 
Breyer Wins Senate Confirmation to Top Court, 87 to 9 (Post, July 30, 1994, Page A09)
 
For Breyer, Lloyd's Remains a Tangle: Lugar, Other Critics Question Insurance Debacle's Impact on Supreme Court Nominee (Post, July 27, 1994, Page C01)
 
Senators Question Breyer's Economics: Biden Calls Cost-Effective Approach to Environmental Protection 'Elitist' (Post, July 15, 1994, Page A06)
 
Breyer Gives View of How He 'Judges': Justice Requires 'Heart and a Head' (Post, July 14, 1994, Page A06)
 
Judge Breyer's Life Fashioned Like His Courthouse (Post, June 26, 1994, Page A01)
 
Judge Breyer Gets Day in Rose Garden: Nominee Hails 'Effort' Clinton Put Into Choice (Post, May 17, 1994, Page A08)
 
Boston Judge Breyer Nominated to High Court: After Long Process, Clinton's Choice of Centrist Likely to Avoid Confirmation Controvery on Hill (Post, May 14, 1994, Page A01)
 
Breyer: Pragmatic Lawyer and Judge: Supreme Court Nominee Is Known as Impartial Consensus-Builder (Post, June 27, 1994, Page A01)
 

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