Michael R. Dreeben
Office of the Solicitor General · Washington, D.C. · Deputy Solicitor General, Attorney, Department of Justice · argued OT 2010–2023
31arguments since OT 2010
14–15record (side argued for), 48%
51Justice remarks faced per argument (open period; all advocates 47)
67%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 2023 | Trump v. United States | Respondent | Department of Justice | Lost | 209 | 39% |
| OT 2022 | Ciminelli v. United States | Petitioner | Attorney | Won | 32 | 46% |
| OT 2021 | United States v. Taylor | Respondent | Attorney | Won | 54 | 57% |
| OT 2021 | City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan National Advertising of Texas Inc | Petitioner | Attorney | Won | 31 | 51% |
| OT 2017 | United States v. Microsoft Corp. | Petitioner | Deputy Solicitor General | Won | 46 | 56% |
| OT 2017 | Carpenter v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 85 | 87% |
| OT 2016 | Beckles v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Won | 25 | 77% |
| OT 2016 | Salman v. United States | – | Deputy Solicitor General | – | 56 | – |
| OT 2016 | Turner v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Won | 15 | 75% |
| OT 2015 | Welch v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 12 | 39% |
| OT 2015 | Mcdonnell v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 48 | 71% |
| OT 2015 | Luis v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 52 | 70% |
| OT 2015 | Montgomery v. Louisiana | Amicus (for petitioner) | Deputy Solicitor General | Won | 24 | 52% |
| OT 2014 | Elonis v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 52 | 83% |
| OT 2014 | Johnson v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 66 | 75% |
| OT 2014 | City of Los Angeles, California v. Patel | Amicus (for petitioner) | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 25 | 64% |
| OT 2013 | No. 13-212 | Petitioner | Deputy Solicitor General | – | 33 | – |
| OT 2013 | Riley v. California | Amicus (for respondent) | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 18 | 74% |
| OT 2013 | Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall | Amicus (for petitioner) | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 20 | 52% |
| OT 2013 | Paroline v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 40 | 78% |
| OT 2013 | Kaley v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Won | 45 | 76% |
| OT 2012 | United States v. Anthony James Kebodeaux | Petitioner | Deputy Solicitor General | Won | 44 | 76% |
| OT 2012 | Maryland v. Alonzo Jay King, JR. | Amicus (for petitioner) | Deputy Solicitor General | Won | 27 | 75% |
| OT 2012 | Allen Ryan Alleyne v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 55 | 80% |
| OT 2012 | Roselva Chaidez v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Won | 32 | – |
| OT 2011 | Southern Union Co. v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 54 | 80% |
| OT 2011 | Edward Dorsey, SR. v. United States | Petitioner | Deputy Solicitor General | Won | 39 | – |
| OT 2011 | Williams v. Illinois | Amicus (for respondent) | Deputy Solicitor General | Won | 15 | 63% |
| OT 2011 | United States v. Antoine Jones | Petitioner | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 58 | 86% |
| OT 2010 | Carol Anne Bond v. United States | Amicus (for respondent) | Deputy Solicitor General | Lost | 29 | – |
| OT 2010 | Willie Gene Davis v. United States | Respondent | Deputy Solicitor General | Won | 33 | 65% |
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).