Jeffrey L. Fisher
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey L. Fisher is an American law professor and U.S. Supreme Court litigator. He has argued several and worked on dozens of other cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is currently co-director of the Stanford Law School
Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.
from Duke University
in 1992 and a J.D.
from the University of Michigan Law School
in 1997, where he was a Notes Editor of the Michigan Law Review. He was a law clerk for Judge Stephen Reinhardt
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit during the 1997-98 Term. He also clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens
of the Supreme Court of the United States
during the 1998-99 Term. He was an associate, then a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine
, in Seattle, from 1999-2006. He became an Associate Professor of Law at Stanford Law School
in 2006. He was awarded the 2008 Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award.
He has previously argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Louisiana
, Burton v. Waddington, United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez
, Davis v. Washington
, Blakely v. Washington
, and Crawford v. Washington
, and is the lawyer of record in Herring v. United States
.
He is licensed to practice law in Washington.
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law...
Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.
Legal Career
Mr. Fisher received a B.A.Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in 1992 and a J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from the University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...
in 1997, where he was a Notes Editor of the Michigan Law Review. He was a law clerk for Judge Stephen Reinhardt
Stephen Reinhardt
Stephen Roy Reinhardt is a circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, with chambers in Los Angeles, California. He was appointed in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter.-Education and practice:...
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit during the 1997-98 Term. He also clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from December 19, 1975 until his retirement on June 29, 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest member of the Court and the third-longest serving justice in the Court's history...
of the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
during the 1998-99 Term. He was an associate, then a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine
Davis Wright Tremaine
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a national business and litigation law firm representing clients in the United States and in China. In 2008, the National Law Journal ranked the firm 98th largest in the United States based on attorney headcount. In 2008 , Davis Wright Tremaine ranked No...
, in Seattle, from 1999-2006. He became an Associate Professor of Law at Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located in the area known as the Silicon Valley, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. The Law School was established in 1893 when former President Benjamin Harrison joined the faculty as the first professor of law...
in 2006. He was awarded the 2008 Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award.
He has previously argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Louisiana
Kennedy v. Louisiana
Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that the Eighth Amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause did not permit a state to punish the crime of rape of a child with the death penalty; more broadly, the power of the state...
, Burton v. Waddington, United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez
United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez
United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez, 548 U.S. 140 , is a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the erroneous deprivation of a defendant's attorney of choice entitles him to a reversal of his conviction under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.-Background:The defendant in the...
, Davis v. Washington
Davis v. Washington
Davis v. Washington, 547 U.S. 813 , was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States holding that hearsay statements made in a 9-1-1 call asking for aid were not "testimonial" in nature and thus their introduction at trial did not violate the Confrontation Clause as defined in Crawford v...
, Blakely v. Washington
Blakely v. Washington
Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 , held that, in the context of mandatory sentencing guidelines under state law, the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial prohibited judges from enhancing criminal sentences based on facts other than those decided by the jury or admitted by the defendant...
, and Crawford v. Washington
Crawford v. Washington
Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 , is a United States Supreme Court decision that reformulated the standard for determining when the admission of hearsay statements in criminal cases is permitted under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment...
, and is the lawyer of record in Herring v. United States
Herring v. United States
Herring v. United States, 555 U.S. 135 , was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 2009. The court, decided that the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule applies when a police officer makes an arrest based on an outstanding warrant in another jurisdiction,...
.
He is licensed to practice law in Washington.