Solicitor General Quotes
- It happens every once in awhile at the federal level when the solicitor general, on behalf of the U.S., will confess error or decline to… — Ted Olson
- I used to say that, as Solicitor General, I made three arguments of every case. First came the one that I planned-as I thought, logical,… — Robert H. Jackson
- I think the nine justices think the solicitor general is the 35th clerk. — Elena Kagan
- It's not that there are no masters, but that there are many. And the job of the solicitor general is to balance those masters and… — Elena Kagan
- The solicitor general is sometimes referred to as the 10th Supreme Court justice - a pretty important position. — Arlen Specter
- There have been 111 Justices in the Supreme Court of the United States. Only three have been women. If she is confirmed, Solicitor General Kagan… — Patrick Leahy