Stephen Breyer - Compensation & Financial Record (Retired)

Stephen Breyer Position: Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court (1994-2022, retired) Party Affiliation of Appointing President: Democratic (Clinton, 1994)

Government Compensation Annual salary at retirement: $306,600 (Associate Justice, 2022 rate) Total salary earned: approximately $7,054,800 (estimated across 28 years of service)

Retirement Breyer retired on June 30, 2022 after 28 years of service. Under 28 U.S.C. § 371, he receives full Associate Justice salary of $306,600 per year for life, adjusted annually. Born 1938, he met the Rule of 80 eligibility requirement (age plus years of service equals 80, minimum age 65) well before his retirement. Statutory text: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/371 Breyer cited this statute explicitly in his retirement letter.

Financial Position Net worth (2001): approximately $10,400,000 (disclosed range $4,200,000-$15,200,000) Primary source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of annual FDR Net worth (2011): approximately $10,400,000 (disclosed range $4,600,000-$16,200,000) Primary source: OpenSecrets 2011 disclosure summary Net worth (2016, final active year): approximately $11,000,000 (disclosed range $6,100,000-$16,000,000) Primary source: Center for Public Integrity Net worth at retirement (2021): approximately $30,000,000 Primary source: Yahoo Finance and Market Realist analysis based on final active disclosures

Primary wealth driver: Pearson PLC stock inherited via wife's family

Post-retirement financial disclosures (2022-present): JEFS portal Access: https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports Fix the Court PDF archive: https://fixthecourt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Breyer-Stephen-G-Annual-2022.pdf

Post-Retirement Income Harvard Law School salary (2023): $246,526 Position: Byrne Professor of Administrative Law and Process Primary source: Bloomberg Law: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/breyer-discloses-246526-salary-for-harvard-law-school-teaching Harvard appointment announcement (July 15, 2022): https://www.foxnews.com/politics/justice-breyer-teach-harvard-law-school-after-leaving-scotus-bench

Book royalties (2024): over $130,000 Primary source: JEFS 2024 annual disclosure Access: https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports

Speaking fees: No primary source document available. Breyer has given lectures; specific fees not publicly disclosed post-retirement.

Corporate board appointments: None documented. Lobbying activity: None documented.

Primary Sources

• JEFS portal: https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports

• Fix the Court archive (2022 FDR PDF): https://fixthecourt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Breyer-Stephen-G-Annual-2022.pdf

• Bloomberg Law (Harvard salary): https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/breyer-discloses-246526-salary-for-harvard-law-school-teaching

• ProPublica Supreme Connections: https://projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/

• 28 U.S.C. § 371 (retirement statute): https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/371

Notes Breyer's net worth growth from approximately $10,400,000 in 2001 to approximately $30,000,000 at retirement reflects 28 years of salary accumulation and investment returns, driven primarily by Pearson PLC stock inherited through his wife's family. His post-retirement income is fully documented through JEFS and voluntary disclosures. He is among the most financially transparent retired justices in the current record.