Patricia L. Small (Bellia)
[acf_check field="court_term_ot_1" label="Clerked during Supreme Court term"]
Previous clerkship: "Jose A. Cabranes", "United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit"
[acf_check field="notable_later_roles" label="Notable later role"]
[acf_check field="law_school" label="Alma mater"]
Justice O'Connor wrote 22 opinions during Patricia L. Small (Bellia)'s clerkship:
| Case Name | Topic | Date | Opinion Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agostini v. Felton | First Amendment | June 23, 1997 | Majority |
| Atherton v. FDIC | Economic Activity | January 14, 1997 | Concurrence |
| Board of Comm’rs of Bryan Cty. v. Brown | Civil Rights | April 28, 1997 | Majority |
| Commissioner v. Estate of Hubert | Federal Taxation | March 18, 1997 | Concurrence |
| Idaho v. Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Idaho | Federalism | June 23, 1997 | Concurrence |
| Inter-Modal Rail Employees Assn. v. Atchison T. & S. F. R. Co | Economic Activity | May 12, 1997 | Majority |
| Lambrix v. Singletary | Criminal Procedure | May 12, 1997 | Dissent |
| Metropolitan Stevedore Co. v. Rambo | Economic Activity | June 19, 1997 | Dissent |
| Old Chief v. United States | Criminal Procedure | January 7, 1997 | Dissent |
| Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union | First Amendment | June 26, 1997 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
| Printz v. United States | Federalism | June 27, 1997 | Concurrence |
| Saratoga Fishing Co. v. J. M. Martinac & Co | Economic Activity | June 2, 1997 | Dissent |
| Turner Broadcasting System Inc. v. FCC | First Amendment | March 31, 1997 | Dissent |
| United States v. Gonzales | Criminal Procedure | March 3, 1997 | Majority |
| United States v. Alaska | Federalism | June 19, 1997 | Majority |
| Reno v. Bossier Parish School Bd | Civil Rights | May 12, 1997 | Majority |
| Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc. v. Director Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs | Economic Activity | February 18, 1997 | Majority |
| Washington v. Glucksberg | Privacy | June 26, 1997 | Concurrence |
| City of Boerne v. Flores | First Amendment | June 25, 1997 | Dissent |
| Blessing v. Freestone | Judicial Power | April 21, 1997 | Majority |
| Lopez v. Monterey County | Civil Rights | November 6, 1996 | Majority |
| Vacco v. Quill | Privacy | June 26, 1997 | Concurrence |