The Roberts Court, April 23, 2021. Seated from left to right: Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., and Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor. Standing from left to right: Justices Brett M. Kavanaugh, Elena Kagan, Neil M. Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett. Credit: Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States 'A Superlative Justice,' 'A Model of Civility': Justices React to Breyer Retirement
"He is also a reliable antidote to dead airtime at our lunches, moving seamlessly from modern architecture to French cinema, to old radio shows, to a surprisingly comprehensive collection of riddles and knock-knock jokes," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. wrote in a statement.
January 27, 2022 at 04:59 PM
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Justice Stephen Breyer's Supreme Court colleagues on Thursday praised his "optimism and profound love of country," his "unique questions at argument," and his "wisdom, integrity and grace," among other qualities as they reacted to his retirement announcement.
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