Who was Stephen Breyer's predecessor in the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Sandra Day O'Connor
Harry Blackmun
John Paul Stevens
Answer
Harry Blackmun was the predecessor of Stephen Breyer in the Supreme Court. Blackmun was nominated by President Nixon in 1970 and served on the Court until his retirement in 1994. Breyer was nominated by President Clinton in 1994 and has served on the Court since then. Blackmun and Breyer were both liberal justices, and they often voted together on cases.
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