Deborah A. Jones (Merritt)
Clerked during Supreme Court term: 1981
Previous clerkship: "Ruth Bader Ginsburg", "United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit"
Notable later role: Distinguished University Professor, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Alma mater: Columbia Law School
Justice O'Connor wrote 36 opinions during Deborah A. Jones (Merritt)'s clerkship:
| Case Name | Topic | Date | Opinion Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asarco Inc. v. Idaho State Tax Comm’n | Economic Activity | June 29, 1982 | Dissent |
| Bread Political Action Comm’n v. FEC | First Amendment | March 8, 1982 | Majority |
| Charles D. Bonanno Linen Serv. Inc. v. NLRB | Unions | January 12, 1982 | Dissent |
| California v. Grace Brethren Church | Judicial Power | June 18, 1982 | Majority |
| FBI v. Abramson | Privacy | May 24, 1982 | Dissent |
| Enmund v. Florida | Criminal Procedure | July 2, 1982 | Dissent |
| Engle v. Isaac | Criminal Procedure | April 5, 1982 | Majority |
| Eddings v. Oklahoma | Criminal Procedure | January 19, 1982 | Concurrence |
| Edgar v. MITE Corp | Economic Activity | June 23, 1982 | Concurrence |
| Ford Motor Co. v. EEOC | Civil Rights | June 28, 1982 | Majority |
| Fidelity Fed. S. & L. v. De la Cuesta | Federalism | June 28, 1982 | Concurrence |
| Greene v. Lindsey | Due Process | May 17, 1982 | Dissent |
| Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Ct | First Amendment | June 23, 1982 | Concurrence |
| General Bldg. Contractors Assn. Inc. v. Pennsylvania | Civil Rights | June 29, 1982 | Concurrence |
| Hathorn v. Lovorn | Civil Rights | June 15, 1982 | Majority |
| Inwood Laboratories v. Ives Laboratories | Economic Activity | June 1, 1982 | Majority |
| Jacksonville Bulk Terminals v. Longshoremen | Unions | June 24, 1982 | Concurrence |
| ★Mississippi Univ. for Women v. Hogan | Civil Rights | July 1, 1982 | Majority |
| McElroy v. United States | Criminal Procedure | March 23, 1982 | Majority |
| New York v. Ferber | First Amendment | July 2, 1982 | Concurrence |
| Patsy v. Board of Regents of State of Florida | Judicial Power | June 21, 1982 | Concurrence |
| Tibbs v. Florida | Criminal Procedure | June 7, 1982 | Majority |
| Taylor v. Alabama | Criminal Procedure | June 23, 1982 | Dissent |
| United States v. Clark | Economic Activity | January 12, 1982 | Majority |
| Watt v. Energy Action Educ. Foundation | Economic Activity | December 1, 1981 | Majority |
| United States v. Valenzuela-Bernal | Criminal Procedure | July 2, 1982 | Concurrence |
| Woolworth Co. v. Taxation Dept | Economic Activity | June 29, 1982 | Dissent |
| United States v. Frady | Criminal Procedure | April 5, 1982 | Majority |
| Zobel v. Williams | Civil Rights | June 14, 1982 | Concurrence |
| Mills v. Habluetzel | Civil Rights | April 5, 1982 | Concurrence |
| Rose v. Lundy | Criminal Procedure | March 3, 1982 | Majority |
| Boag v. MacDougall | Criminal Procedure | January 11, 1982 | Concurrence |
| Toll v. Moreno | Civil Rights | June 28, 1982 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
| Smith v. Phillips | Due Process | January 25, 1982 | Concurrence |
| Island Trees Sch. Dist. v. Pico by Pico | First Amendment | June 25, 1982 | Dissent |
| FERC v. Mississippi | Federalism | June 1, 1982 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |