W. Scott Bales
[acf_check field="court_term_ot_1" label="Clerked during Supreme Court term"]
Previous clerkship: "Joseph Tyree Sneed III", "United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit"
[acf_check field="notable_later_roles" label="Notable later role"]
[acf_check field="law_school" label="Alma mater"]
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 |
| Brockett v. Spokane Arcades Inc | First Amendment | June 19, 1985 | Concurrence |
| Caldwell v. Mississippi | Criminal Procedure | June 11, 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 |
| Garrett v. United States | Criminal Procedure | June 3, 1985 | Concurrence |
| Grand Rapids Sch. Dist. v. Ball | First Amendment | July 1, 1985 | Partial concurrence, partial dissent |
| 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. Johns | Criminal Procedure | January 21, 1985 | Majority |
| United States v. Albertini | First Amendment | June 24, 1985 | Majority |
| United States v. Locke | Due Process | April 1, 1985 | Concurrence |
| United States v. 50 Acres of Land | Due Process | December 4, 1984 | Concurrence |
| Wallace v. Jaffree | First Amendment | June 4, 1985 | Concurrence |
| Walters v. Radiation Survivors | Attorneys | June 28, 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 |