Charles Breyer

United States District Judge

Charles Roberts Breyer (born November 3, 1941) is an American attorney and jurist. He is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He was nominated to the court by President Bill Clinton. He is the brother of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.[1]

Charles Breyer
Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission
Acting
Assumed office
December 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byWilliam H. Pryor Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Assumed office
December 31, 2011
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office
November 12, 1997 – December 31, 2011
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byD. Lowell Jensen
Succeeded byWilliam Orrick III
Personal details
Born
Charles Roberts Breyer

(1941-11-03) November 3, 1941 (age 82)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
RelativesStephen Breyer (brother)
EducationHarvard University (AB)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)

References change

  1. Scheck, Justin (September 1, 2005). "Federal Judge Breyer Runs Up Against Brother's Supreme Court Ruling". The Recorder. law.com. Retrieved May 14, 2009.