Supreme Court Clerks for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Sambhav N. Sankar
BACKGROUND
Clerked during Supreme Court term: 2003
Previous clerkships: Judge William A. Fletcher, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Judge Louis H. Pollak, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Alma mater: University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Justice O'Connor wrote 14 opinions during Sambhav N. Sankar's clerkship:
| CASE NAME | TOPIC | DATE | OPINION TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamdi v. Rumsfeld | Due Process | Jun 28, 2004 | Majority |
| Missouri v. Seibert | Criminal Procedure | Jun 28, 2004 | Dissent |
| Tennard v. Dretke | Criminal Procedure | Jun 24, 2004 | Majority |
| Blakely v. Washington | Criminal Procedure | Jun 24, 2004 | Dissent |
| Pliler v. Ford | Criminal Procedure | Jun 21, 2004 | Concurrence |
| Elk Grove Unified School Dist. v. Newdow | Judicial Power | Jun 14, 2004 | Concurrence |
| Yarborough v. Alvarado | Criminal Procedure | Jun 1, 2004 | Concurrence |
| Nelson v. Campbell | Civil Rights | May 24, 2004 | Majority |
| Thornton v. United States | Criminal Procedure | May 24, 2004 | Concurrence |
| Dretke v. Haley | Criminal Procedure | May 3, 2004 | Majority |
| South Fla. Water Management Dist. v. Miccosukee Tribe | Economic Activity | Mar 23, 2004 | Majority |
| Fellers v. United States | Criminal Procedure | Jan 26, 2004 | Majority |
| SEC v. Edwards | Economic Activity | Jan 13, 2004 | Majority |
| McConnell v. Federal Election Comm'n | First Amendment | Dec 10, 2003 | Majority |