July 12, 1994: Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court justice nominee, begins confirmation hearings

Thursday 12 July 2012

President Clinton first nominated Stephen Breyer in 1993 after the retirement of Bryon White, but Breyer was eventually selected to fill the seat of Harry Blackmun in 1994. The Senate confirmed Breyer's nomination by a vote of 87-9, and he took his seat Aug. 3, 1994.