Stephen Breyer, former Supreme Court justice: ‘Every judge is aware of the climate of the year’

Stephen Breyer, former Supreme Court justice: ‘Every judge is aware of the climate of the year’

Retired Supreme Court judge Stephen Breyer carries around a worn copy of the Constitution in his pocket. “Somebody might ask me a question. I don’t know the answer, I’ll look it up,” he says. Never mind that he stepped down in 2022, 28 years after Bill Clinton appointed him as one of the nine magistrates of the Supreme Court. Once a judge, always a judge. And this Boston son, former collaborator of Senator Ted Kennedy, is clear on his continuing…