John F. Bash
Private practice · Austin, Texas · Assistant to the Solicitor General, Attorney · argued OT 2012–2025
11arguments since OT 2010
6–5record (side argued for), 55%
38Justice remarks faced per argument (open period; all advocates 47)
63%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 2025 | Holsey Ellingburg, JR. v. United States | Amicus (for respondent) | Attorney | Lost | 48 | 65% |
| OT 2016 | State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States, Ex Rel Rigsby | Amicus (for respondent) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 11 | 8% |
| OT 2015 | Dietz v. Bouldin | Amicus (for respondent) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 6 | 86% |
| OT 2015 | Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 16 | 77% |
| OT 2015 | Utah v. Strieff | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 14 | – |
| OT 2014 | Kingsley v. Hendrickson | Amicus (for respondent) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 26 | 63% |
| OT 2014 | Johnson v. United States | Respondent | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 43 | – |
| OT 2014 | B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Indus., Inc. | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 9 | 70% |
| OT 2013 | Rosemond v. United States | Respondent | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 33 | 82% |
| OT 2013 | Plumhoff v. Rickard | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 14 | 33% |
| OT 2012 | American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, California et al. | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 12 | 85% |
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).