Masha G. Hansford
Office of the Solicitor General · Washington, D.C. · Assistant to the Solicitor General · argued OT 2020–2024
9arguments since OT 2010
3–3record (side argued for), 50%
45Justice remarks faced per argument (open period; all advocates 47)
52%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 | Esteras v. United States | Respondent | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 46 | 73% |
| OT 2024 | Hewitt v. United States | Amicus (for respondent) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 32 | – |
| OT 2023 | Lindke v. Freed | Amicus (for respondent) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 23 | 68% |
| OT 2023 | Office of the U.S. Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC | Petitioner | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 37 | 63% |
| OT 2022 | in re Grand Jury | – | Assistant to the Solicitor General | – | 53 | – |
| OT 2022 | Abitron Austria GMBH v. Hetronic Int'l | Amicus | Assistant to the Solicitor General | – | 49 | 35% |
| OT 2021 | Nance v. Ward | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 20 | 55% |
| OT 2021 | Cassirer v. Thyssen-bornemisza Collection Foundation | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 10 | 46% |
| OT 2020 | Texas v. New Mexico | Amicus | Assistant to the Solicitor General | – | 24 | 25% |
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).