Biography
A leading Supreme Court litigator and nationally recognized expert on criminal procedure, Jeffrey Fisher has argued numerous cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. His successes include bringing and winning the landmark cases of Blakely v. Washington, in which the Court held the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial applies to sentencing guidelines; Crawford v. Washington, in which he persuaded the Court to adopt a new approach to the Constitution’s Confrontation Clause; and Kennedy v. Louisiana, in which the Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits states from imposing capital punishment for crimes against individuals that do not result in death. In 2006, The National Law Journal named Professor Fisher one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America—the youngest person on the list.
In addition to his teaching and practice concerning the Supreme Court, Professor Fisher has published several articles on various criminal and constitutional issues. He also speaks regularly to judicial conferences and leading legal organizations. He joined the Stanford Law School faculty from the national law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine, where he co-chaired the firm's appellate practice group and received acclaim for his pro bono work. Professor Fisher clerked for Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
Key Works
- Jeffrey L. Fisher, The Exxon Valdez Case and Regularizing Punishment, 26 Alaska Law Review 1 (2009).
- Jeffrey L. Fisher, What Happened-and What is Happening-to the Confrontation Clause, 15 Journal of Law & Policy 587 (2007).
- Jeffrey L. Fisher, Categorical Requirements in Constitutional Criminal Procedure, 94 Georgetown Law Journal 1493 (2006).
In the News
Courses & Programs
Courses
Programs
Publications & Cases
Recent Publications View All
- Jeffrey L. Fisher, Preface, 38 Georgetown Law Journal Annual Review of Criminal Procedure (2009).
- Jeffrey L. Fisher, The Exxon Valdez Case and Regularizing Punishment, 26 Alaska Law Review 1 (2009).
- Jeffrey L. Fisher, The Truth About the "Not for Truth" Exception to Crawford, The Champion, January 2008.
- Jeffrey Fisher, Rita and the State of the Sixth Amendment, SCOTUSblog, June 22, 2007.
- Jeffrey L. Fisher, What Happened-and What is Happening-to the Confrontation Clause, 15 Journal of Law & Policy 587 (2007).
- Jeffrey L. Fisher, Categorical Requirements in Constitutional Criminal Procedure, 94 Georgetown Law Journal 1493 (2006).
- Jeffrey L. Fisher, No Clear Ideologies, National Law Journal, August 3, 2005, p. 14.
- Jeffrey L. Fisher, Drawing the Line in Crawford and Blakely, 28 The Champion 18 (2004).
- Bruce E. H. Johnson and Jeffrey L. Fisher, Why Format, Not Content, Is the Key to Identifying Commercial Speech, (Symposium Issue on Nike v. Kasky and the Modern Commercial Speech Doctrine), 54 Case Western Reserve Law Review 1243 (2004).
- Jeffrey L. Fisher, Nike v. Kasky: Will the Shield of the Commercial Speech Doctrine Become a Sword?, 20 Communications Lawyer 1 (2003).
Affiliations & Honors
Professional Affliations
- Co-Chair, Amicus Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Co-Chair, Oral Arguments Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award (organization's highest honor), 2008
- Honoree, The National Law Journal, "The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America", 2006
- Recipient, Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers William O. Douglas Award (organization’s highest honor), 2005
- Honoree, National Law Journal's "40 Under 40", 2005
- Recipient, Order of the Coif, University of Michigan Law School
- jlfisher@stanford.edu
- 650 724.7081
- Curriculum Vitae
Education
- A.B., Duke University, 1992
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1997
Expertise
- Clinical Education
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Procedure
- Federal Courts
- The Supreme Court