Melissa Arbus Sherry
Office of the Solicitor General · Washington, D.C. · Assistant to the Solicitor General, Attorney · argued OT 2010–2024
12arguments since OT 2010
5–5record (side argued for), 50%
45Justice 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 | Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy | Petitioner | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 50 | 31% |
| OT 2021 | Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue | Petitioner | Attorney | Won | 29 | 52% |
| OT 2013 | Pom Wonderful LLC v. Coca-cola Co. | Amicus | Assistant to the Solicitor General | – | 14 | 67% |
| OT 2013 | Walden v. Fiore | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 11 | 42% |
| OT 2013 | United States v. Castleman | Petitioner | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 51 | 70% |
| OT 2012 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Naiel Nassar | Amicus (for respondent) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 12 | 69% |
| OT 2012 | Vernon Hugh Bowman v. Monsanto Company et al. | Amicus | Assistant to the Solicitor General | – | 13 | 43% |
| OT 2012 | Amgen Inc. et al. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds | Amicus (for respondent) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 13 | 86% |
| OT 2011 | Patrick Wood v. Kevin Milyard, Warden et al. | Amicus (for respondent) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 11 | 67% |
| OT 2011 | Billy Joe Reynolds v. United States | Respondent | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 49 | 74% |
| OT 2010 | Schindler Elevator Corporation v. United States ex rel. Daniel Kirk | Amicus (for respondent) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Lost | 17 | 67% |
| OT 2010 | CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue et al. | Amicus (for petitioner) | Assistant to the Solicitor General | Won | 11 | – |
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).