W. Scott Bales

Clerked during Supreme Court term: 1984

Previous clerkship: "Joseph Tyree Sneed III", "United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit"

Notable later role: Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court (2014-2019)

Alma mater: Harvard Law School

Justice O'Connor wrote 36 opinions during W. Scott Bales's clerkship:

Case Name	Topic	Date	Opinion Type
Air France v. Saks	Economic Activity	March 4, 1985	Majority
Bennett v. New Jersey	Federalism	March 19, 1985	Majority
Bennett v. Kentucky DOE	Federalism	March 19, 1985	Majority
Caldwell v. Mississippi	Criminal Procedure	June 11, 1985	Concurrence
Brockett v. Spokane Arcades Inc	First Amendment	June 19, 1985	Concurrence
Chem. Mfrs. Ass’n v. NRDC	Economic Activity	February 27, 1985	Dissent
Estate of Thornton v. Caldor Inc	First Amendment	June 26, 1985	Concurrence
Grand Rapids Sch. Dist. v. Ball	First Amendment	July 1, 1985	Partial concurrence, partial dissent
Garrett v. United States	Criminal Procedure	June 3, 1985	Concurrence
Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises	Economic Activity	May 20, 1985	Majority
Maryland v. Macon	Criminal Procedure	June 17, 1985	Majority
Marrese v. Orthopedic Surgeons	Judicial Power	March 4, 1985	Majority
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Ward	Economic Activity	March 26, 1985	Dissent
Northeast Bancorp Inc. v. Governors FRS	Economic Activity	June 10, 1985	Concurrence
Paulsen v. Commissioner	Federal Taxation	January 8, 1985	Dissent
Park N’ Fly Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly Inc	Economic Activity	January 8, 1985	Majority
Oregon v. Elstad	Criminal Procedure	March 4, 1985	Majority
Ohio v. Kovacs	Economic Activity	January 9, 1985	Concurrence
Superintendent v. Hill	Due Process	June 17, 1985	Majority
United States v. Locke	Due Process	April 1, 1985	Concurrence
United States v. Johns	Criminal Procedure	January 21, 1985	Majority
United States v. Albertini	First Amendment	June 24, 1985	Majority
United States v. 50 Acres of Land	Due Process	December 4, 1984	Concurrence
Walters v. Radiation Survivors	Attorneys	June 28, 1985	Concurrence
Wallace v. Jaffree	First Amendment	June 4, 1985	Concurrence
Zauderer v. Office of Disc. Counsel	Attorneys	May 28, 1985	Partial concurrence, partial dissent
Wilson v. Garcia	Civil Rights	April 17, 1985	Dissent
Thomas v. Union Carbide	Economic Activity	July 1, 1985	Majority
Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller	Judicial Power	June 17, 1985	Majority
Black v. Romano	Due Process	May 20, 1985	Majority
United States v. Hensley	Criminal Procedure	January 8, 1985	Majority
Cornelius v. NAACP Leg. Def. Fund	First Amendment	July 2, 1985	Majority
Aguilar v. Felton	First Amendment	July 1, 1985	Dissent
Mitchell v. Forsyth	Economic Activity	June 19, 1985	Concurrence
Garcia v. San Antonio Transit Auth	Unions	February 19, 1985	Dissent
Tennessee v. Garner	Criminal Procedure	March 27, 1985	Dissent