Christopher G. Michel
Private practice · Washington, D.C. · Assistant to the Solicitor General, Attorney · argued OT 2017–2024
11arguments since OT 2010
6–4record (side argued for), 60%
43Justice remarks faced per argument (open period; all advocates 47)
61%of those remarks read as doubt by Jev (all advocates 63%)
Arguments by term
Side wonSide lostPending / unclear
Arguments
| Term | Case | Side | Role | Result | Remarks faced | Doubt (Jev) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OT 2024 | Glossip v. Oklahoma | Amicus (for respondent) | Attorney | Lost | 71 | 67% |
| OT 2021 | Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 32 | 59% |
| OT 2021 | American Hospital Association v. Becerra | Respondent | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 58 | 62% |
| OT 2020 | Hollyfrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association | Respondent | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 41 | 57% |
| OT 2020 | Edwards v. Vannoy, Warden | Amicus (for respondent) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 19 | 57% |
| OT 2019 | U.S. Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l | Petitioner | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 23 | 50% |
| OT 2019 | Kansas v. Garcia | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 20 | 76% |
| OT 2019 | Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 20 | 62% |
| OT 2018 | Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton | Amicus | Assistant to the Solicitor General | – | 14 | 53% |
| OT 2018 | Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange Commission | Respondent | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 48 | 55% |
| OT 2017 | Digital Realty Trust v. Somers | Amicus (for respondent) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 21 | 68% |
Names, roles and sides from each transcript's list of appearances; results from the Supreme Court Database (did the side argued for win). Remarks faced: Justice turns of five words or more right after this advocate spoke, open period only. Doubt: TypeSafe's Jev reading of those remarks (an experiment, available where our research run covered the case).