Patricia A. Dean

Patricia A. Dean (1949–October 27, 2004) was an attorney, a partner with the Arnold & Porter law firm in Washington, a law clerk for Justice Byron White of the United States Supreme Court from 1982 to 1983, and a deputy clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1978 to 1981, the first woman to serve in that position.[1] She died of cancer on October 27, 2004.

Early life and education

After graduating from J.E.B. Stuart High School in Fairfax, VA, Dean graduated from Georgetown University, continuing on to get her law degree from there.[2]

Career

While a partner with the Arnold & Porter law firm in Washington, DC, she worked on cases involving Fen-Phen, which was ultimately recalled from the market.,[3][4] She worked with former co-clerk William T. Dzurilla on the defense of a First Amendment challenge to the constitutionality of seven federal, state, and local school aid programs, which culminated in Mitchell v. Helms, a U.S. Supreme Court decision overruling previous authority.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Washington Post obit
  2. ↑ Washington Post obit
  3. ↑ http://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1353712.html
  4. ↑ Washington Post obit
  5. ↑ Helms v. Picard, 151 F.3d 347 (5th Cir. 1998)


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