Fisher attended University High School, earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1961, and his Bachelor of Laws from Stanford Law School in 1966, where he was president of the Stanford Law Review.
Fisher was a student at University High School, went on to earn his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1961, and later received his law degree from Stanford Law School in 1966, during which time he held the position of president for the Stanford Law Review.