Tag: oral-advocates

• October 6, 2026

  SCOTUS 2026 Term – Week One, Day One Advocates

  This week marks the Court’s first week of oral arguments for the 2026 Term. The Court heard two arguments on Monday, heard one argument on Tuesday, and will hear one argument on Wednesday in the following cases: Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. Commissioners of Boulder County, Docket No. 25-170. Johnson v. United States Congress, Docket…
• November 4, 2024

  Women Supreme Court Oral Advocates

  The following chart lists every oral argument made by a woman before the Supreme Court. # Argument by a woman # Woman to argue Name Date(s) Argued Case Name   1 1 Belva Ann Lockwood   Nov. 30, 1880 Kaiser v. Stickney (No. 90), 131 U.S. app. clxxxvii, 102 U.S. 176 (1880) 2   Belva…
• October 21, 2024

  Advocates of the Term

  The following chart shows the advocates that have appeared orally and by brief before the Court this term. Much of the scholarship around gender diversity at the Supreme Court focuses on the oral advocates exclusively. While this is crucial because those advocates are more seen and heard, they do not present the full picture. This…