John K. Setear

Clerked during Supreme Court term: 1985

Previous clerkship: "Carl E. McGowan", "United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit"

Notable later role: Class of 1962 Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law

Alma mater: Yale Law School

Justice O'Connor wrote 37 opinions during John K. Setear's clerkship:

Case Name	Topic	Date	Opinion Type
Arcara v. Cloud Books Inc	First Amendment	July 7, 1986	Concurrence
Affiliated Tribes v. Wold Engineering	Civil Rights	June 16, 1986	Majority
Atty. Gen. of N.Y. v. Soto-Lopez	Civil Rights	June 17, 1986	Dissent
Bowen v. Roy	First Amendment	June 11, 1986	Partial concurrence, partial dissent
Bowen v. American Hosp. Ass’n	Civil Rights	June 9, 1986	Dissent
CFTC v. Schor	Judicial Power	July 7, 1986	Majority
Davis v. Bandemer	Civil Rights	June 30, 1986	Concurrence
Crane v. Kentucky	Criminal Procedure	June 9, 1986	Majority
Connolly v. PBGC	Due Process	February 26, 1986	Concurrence
Diamond v. Charles	Judicial Power	April 30, 1986	Concurrence
Ford v. Wainwright	Criminal Procedure	June 26, 1986	Partial concurrence, partial dissent
Firefighters v. City of Cleveland	Civil Rights	July 2, 1986	Concurrence
FDIC v. Philadelphia Gear Corp	Economic Activity	May 27, 1986	Majority
Goldman v. Weinberger	First Amendment	March 25, 1986	Dissent
Heath v. Alabama	Criminal Procedure	December 3, 1985	Majority
Lyng v. Payne	Due Process	June 17, 1986	Majority
Lanier v. South Carolina	Criminal Procedure	November 4, 1985	Concurrence
Miller v. Fenton	Criminal Procedure	December 3, 1985	Majority
Offshore Logistics Inc. v. Tallentire	Economic Activity	June 23, 1986	Majority
Nantahala P. & L. v. Thornburg	Federalism	June 17, 1986	Majority
Moran v. Burbine	Criminal Procedure	March 10, 1986	Majority
Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati	Civil Rights	March 25, 1986	Concurrence
Sheet Metal Workers v. EEOC	Civil Rights	July 2, 1986	Partial concurrence, partial dissent
Smith v. Murray	Criminal Procedure	June 26, 1986	Majority
Thornburg v. Gingles	Civil Rights	June 30, 1986	Concurrence
United States v. Mechanik	Criminal Procedure	February 25, 1986	Concurrence
Vasquez v. Hillery	Civil Rights	January 14, 1986	Concurrence
Young v. Commun. Nutrition Inst	Judicial Power	June 17, 1986	Majority
Wygant v. Jackson Bd. of Educ	Civil Rights	May 19, 1986	Concurrence
Witters v. Svcs. for the Blind	First Amendment	January 27, 1986	Concurrence
Whitley v. Albers	Criminal Procedure	March 4, 1986	Majority
Randall v. Loftsgaarden	Economic Activity	July 2, 1986	Majority
Murray v. Carrier	Criminal Procedure	June 26, 1986	Majority
Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps	First Amendment	April 21, 1986	Majority
New York v. Class	Criminal Procedure	February 25, 1986	Majority
Thornburgh v. Amer. Coll. of Obstetricians	Privacy	June 11, 1986	Dissent
Batson v. Kentucky	Civil Rights	April 30, 1986	Concurrence