Stephen Breyer was born August 15, 1938, in San Francisco,
California, the son of Irving G. Breyer and Anne R. Breyer. He
married Joanna Hare, September 4, 1967. They have three
children: Chloe (born 1969); Nell (born 1971) and Michael (born
1974).
Education
Attended public elementary and high schools (Lowell High
School) in San Francisco; Stanford University, A.B. 1959, Great
Distinction; Oxford University, Magdalen College, Marshall
Scholar, B.A., 1st Class Honors, 1961; Harvard Law School,
LL.B., magna cum laude, 1964, Harvard Law Review, articles
editor.
Law Clerkship
Clerk to the Honorable Arthur J. Goldberg, Associate
Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, 1964-1965.
Law Teaching
Harvard University; Assistant Professor, 1967-1970;
Professor of Law, 1970-1980; Professor, Kennedy School of
Government, 1977-1980; Lecturer, 1980-present. Visiting
Professor, College of Law, Sydney, Australia, 1975; University
of Rome, 1993.
Judicial Offices
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit,
December 10, 1980 (nominated by President Carter); Chief Judge,
1990-1994; Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United
States, August 3, 1994 (nominated by President Clinton);
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1990-1994;
Member, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1985-1989.
Government Service
Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General
(Antitrust), Department of Justice, 1965-1967; Assistant
Special Prosecutor, Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 1973;
Special Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee
on Administrative Practices, 1974-1975; Chief Counsel, U.S.
Senate Judiciary Committee, 1979-1980.
Published Works
Breaking the Vicious Circle: Toward Effective Risk
Regulation (Harvard University Press (1993), Regulation
and Its Reform (Harvard University Press (1982),
Administrative Law and Regulatory Policy (Little Brown
3rd ed. 1992) (with Richard Stewart); The Federal Power
Commission and the Regulation of Energy (with Paul MacAvoy)
(Brookings 1974). Has contributed numerous articles to legal
journals primarily on the subjects of administrative law and
economic regulation.
Civic and Professional Activities
Trustee: University of Massachusetts (1974-1981); Trustee:
Dana Farber Cancer Institute (1977-____); Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Law Institute, American
Bar Association.
