Charles Breyer
Charles Breyer | |
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Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission | |
Acting December 2018 – August 5, 2022 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | William H. Pryor Jr. |
Succeeded by | Carlton W. Reeves |
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
Assumed office December 31, 2011 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
In office November 12, 1997 – December 31, 2011 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | D. Lowell Jensen |
Succeeded by | William Orrick III |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Roberts Breyer November 3, 1941 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Relatives | Stephen Breyer (brother) |
Education | Harvard University (AB) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
Charles Roberts Breyer (born November 3, 1941) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Breyer served as chairman of the United States Sentencing Commission from 2018 to 2022.
Early life and career
Breyer was born in
Breyer attended
Breyer was an assistant special prosecutor on the
Federal judicial service
On July 24, 1997, Breyer was nominated by President
Stephen Breyer has recused himself from appeals of cases tried by his brother, including
Notable cases
Breyer presided over the Ed Rosenthal trial in 2007, a federal prosecution for distribution of marijuana for medical use. This case was controversial because Breyer sentenced Rosenthal, who faced a possible sentence of 100 years for growing marijuana, to just one day in prison.[9] He also presided over the stock-options backdating trial of Brocade Communications Systems CEO Gregory Reyes in 2007.
In 2014, he ruled against the City of San Francisco's legislation to protect tenants from Ellis Act evictions.[10] He presided over the 2014 criminal case involving San Francisco police theft[11] and racist texting, in which his court order was blamed for the delay in releasing information.[12]
Following the Volkswagen emissions scandal, Breyer had approved a $16.5 billion settlement for US consumers. Volkswagen agreed to redeem an estimated 475,000 diesel automobiles in the US.[13]
Personal life
Breyer was married to the late Sydney Goldstein,[14] who founded City Arts & Lectures in San Francisco in 1980 and for whom the Nourse Theater was renamed in her honor after her death in 2018.[15]
See also
References
- ^ Scheck, Justin (September 1, 2005). "Federal Judge Breyer Runs Up Against Brother's Supreme Court Ruling". The Recorder. law.com. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ISBN 978-0-312-36653-7. Archivedfrom the original on December 19, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
- ^ Ray, Mark (2007). "What It Means to Be an Eagle Scout". Scouting. Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
- ^ Recent Case: Northern District of California Holds That Exclusive Review Provision Bars Endangered Species Act Claim in Suit over Pesticide Used on Genetically Modified Hay, 120 Harv. L. Rev. 2222 (2007).
- ^ Eugene Volokh (2010-02-09). "O Brother, Where Art Thou? - The Volokh Conspiracy". Volokh.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Breyer recuses self in Monsanto; Critics ask: why didn't Thomas? – DC Dicta". Lawyersusaonline.com. 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds". SCOTUSblog. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Opinion analysis: No new limit on police use of force". SCOTUSblog. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ Dean E. Murphy (2003-05-06). "O Marijuana Grower Sentenced to Day in Prison - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ Egelko, Bob (2014-10-22). "Judge tosses S.F. law meant to shield evicted tenants". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ Egelko, Bob (2015-02-23). "'Day of shame': Ex-SFPD sergeant gets prison in scandal". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ Egelko, Bob (2015-04-17). "Delay in alerting S.F. police brass about texts could hurt case". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Judge Breryer: Volkswagen makes 'substantial progress' toward 3.0 liter diesel agreement". Speedlux. 6 November 2016.
- ^ Sydney Goldstein
- ^ "Nourse Auditorium renamed in honor of the late Sydney Goldstein". SF Chronicle Datebook.
External links
- Charles Breyer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.