Breyer, Stephen Gerald Born 1938 in San Francisco, CA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Nominated by Jimmy Carter on November 13, 1980, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 1980, and received commission on December 10, 1980. Served as chief judge, 1990-1994. Service terminated on August 2, 1994, due to appointment to another judicial position. Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Nominated by William J. Clinton on May 17, 1994, to a seat vacated by Harry A. Blackmun. Confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 1994, and received commission on August 3, 1994. Allotment as Circuit Justice: Tenth Circuit, September 30, 1994-August 16, 2009 Federal Circuit, September 7, 2005-October 10, 2005 First Circuit, June 30, 2009-present Seventh Circuit, June 29, 2010-September 27, 2010 Education: Stanford University, A.B., 1959 University of Oxford, B.A., 1961 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1964 Professional Career: U.S. Army, 1957 Law clerk, Hon. Arthur Goldberg, Supreme Court of the United States, 1964-1965 Special assistant to the assistant attorney general, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1965-1967 Faculty, Harvard Law School, 1967-1994; professor, 1967-1980; lecturer, 1981-1994 Professor, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1977-1980 Assistant special prosecutor, Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 1973 Special counsel, Administrative Practices Subcommittee, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1974-1975 Chief counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1979-1980 Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1985-1989 Research Collections