October 17, 2010 Justice Stephen Breyer
Author, "Making Our Democracy Work" Q&A Podcasts
BIO: CURRENTLY
·Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court (since 1994)
EDUCATION
·BA in Philosophy, Stanford University
·Oxford University Marshall Scholar
·Harvard Law School
BOOKS
·"Active Liberty"
·"Breaking the Vicious Circle"
·"Regulation and its Reform"
PREVIOUSLY
·Justice on the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals
·Asst. Prosecutor on Watergate Special Prosecution Force
·U.S. Sentencing Commission
·Harvard Law School Professor
Info: Our guest is Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on his newest book, Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View. In the book, Justice Breyer explains the workings of the judiciary in an attempt to gather support for the court and its role in our democracy. Justice Breyer has been on the high court since 1994. Prior to that, he was a judge on the First Circuit Court of Appeals based in Boston. He previous books include "Active Liberty," "Breaking the Vicious Circle," and "Regulation and its Reform."
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