Law Clerks

Supreme Court Clerks for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Justice O'Connor hired four law clerks per year during her time as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. Each clerk serves for one year and completes critical legal work, including researching the background behind cases, making recommendations and arguments on how they should be decided, and writing drafts of opinions. Click on any one of them below to see more information, including a list of opinions by Justice O'Connor during the term they worked at the Court.

Deborah A. Jones (Merritt)

COURT TERM (OT): 1981
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): Distinguished University Professor, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Brian Cartwright

COURT TERM (OT): 1981
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): General Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2006-2009)

John B. Dwyer

COURT TERM (OT): 1981
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): Dean, University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Ruth V. McGregor

COURT TERM (OT): 1981
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court (2005-2009)

Mary Kathleen Smalley

COURT TERM (OT): 1982
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): Of Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP (Los Angeles)

Gary L. Francione

COURT TERM (OT): 1982
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): Professor, Rutgers School of Law–Newark

Jane F. Vehko (Fahey)

COURT TERM (OT): 1982
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): Ordained Presbyterian minister in Atlanta

Stewart J. Schwab

COURT TERM (OT): 1982
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): Dean, Cornell Law School (2004-2014)

Richard G. Taranto

COURT TERM (OT): 1983
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2013-Present)

Peter W. Huber

COURT TERM (OT): 1983
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): Author and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute; Former partner at D.C. litigation law firm Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel

Glen D. Nager

COURT TERM (OT): 1983
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): Of Counsel, Jones Day

Victoria L. Radd (Rollins)

COURT TERM (OT): 1983
NOTABLE LATER ROLE(S): Assistant to the President of the United States; Chief of Staff for White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles; Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP