Richard G. Taranto
Clerked during Supreme Court term: 1983
Previous clerkship: "Robert Bork", "Abraham David Sofaer", "United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit", "United States District Court for the Southern District of New York"
Notable later role: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2013-Present)
Alma mater: Yale Law School
Justice O'Connor wrote 38 opinions during Richard G. Taranto's clerkship:
| Case Name | Topic | Date | Opinion Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona v. Rumsey | Criminal Procedure | May 29, 1984 | Majority |
| Allen v. Wright | Judicial Power | July 3, 1984 | Majority |
| Block v. Commun. Nutrition Inst | Judicial Power | June 4, 1984 | Majority |
| Brown v. Dept. of Law & Pub. Safety | Federalism | July 2, 1984 | Majority |
| California v. Trombetta | Due Process | June 11, 1984 | Concurrence |
| Commissioner v. Engle | Federal Taxation | January 10, 1984 | Majority |
| EEOC v. Shell Oil Co | Civil Rights | April 2, 1984 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
| Dixson v. United States | Economic Activity | February 22, 1984 | Dissent |
| Flanagan v. United States | Judicial Power | February 21, 1984 | Majority |
| Firefighters v. Stotts | Civil Rights | June 12, 1984 | Concurrence |
| ICC v. American Trucking Assns. Inc | Economic Activity | June 5, 1984 | Dissent |
| Hudson v. Palmer | Criminal Procedure | July 3, 1984 | Concurrence |
| Hawaii Housing Auth. v. Midkiff | Due Process | May 30, 1984 | Majority |
| Justices of Boston Mun. Ct. v. Lydon | Criminal Procedure | April 18, 1984 | Concurrence |
| Jefferson Parish Hosp. Dist. v. Hyde | Economic Activity | March 27, 1984 | Concurrence |
| INS v. Phinpathya | Civil Rights | January 10, 1984 | Majority |
| Lynch v. Donnelly | First Amendment | March 5, 1984 | Concurrence |
| McKaskle v. Wiggins | Criminal Procedure | January 23, 1984 | Majority |
| NLRB v. City Disposal Systems Inc | Unions | March 21, 1984 | Dissent |
| New York v. Quarles | Criminal Procedure | June 12, 1984 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
| Roberts v. United States Jaycees | First Amendment | July 3, 1984 | Concurrence |
| Securities Indus. Assn. v. FRS | Economic Activity | June 28, 1984 | Dissent |
| Secretary of Interior v. California | Economic Activity | January 11, 1984 | Majority |
| ★Strickland v. Washington | Civil Rights | May 14, 1984 | Majority |
| United States v. Karo | Criminal Procedure | July 3, 1984 | Concurrence |
| United States v. Doe | Criminal Procedure | February 28, 1984 | Concurrence |
| TWA v. Franklin Mint Corp | Economic Activity | April 17, 1984 | Majority |
| Colorado v. New Mexico | Interstate Relations | June 4, 1984 | Majority |
| South Carolina v. Regan | Judicial Power | February 22, 1984 | Concurrence |
| Tower v. Glover | Civil Rights | June 25, 1984 | Majority |
| Sure-Tan Inc. v. NLRB | Civil Rights | June 25, 1984 | Majority |
| Minn. Bd. Commun. for Colleges v. Knight | First Amendment | February 21, 1984 | Majority |
| Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co | Due Process | June 26, 1984 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
| Thigpen v. Roberts | Criminal Procedure | June 27, 1984 | Dissent |
| Southland Corp. v. Keating | Economic Activity | January 23, 1984 | Dissent |
| INS v. Lopez-Mendoza | Criminal Procedure | July 5, 1984 | Majority |
| Heckler v. Blankenship | January 26, 1984 | In chambers | |
| Tate v. Rose | May 19, 1984 | In chambers |