Theodore B. Olson
Private practice · Washington, D.C. · Attorney · argued OT 2010–2019
9arguments since OT 2010
6–2record (side argued for), 75%
51Justice remarks faced per argument (open period; all advocates 47)
74%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 2019 | Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California | Respondent | Attorney | Won | 42 | 61% |
| OT 2019 | Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC | – | Attorney | – | 80 | 62% |
| OT 2017 | Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association | Petitioner | Attorney | Won | 63 | 71% |
| OT 2015 | Bank Markazi v. Peterson | Respondent | Attorney | Won | 38 | 85% |
| OT 2013 | Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd. | Respondent | Attorney | Won | 55 | 71% |
| OT 2012 | Hollingsworth v. Perry | Respondent | Attorney | Won | 44 | 76% |
| OT 2012 | Supap Kirtsaeng, Dba BLUECHRISTINE99 v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | Respondent | Attorney | Lost | 37 | 90% |
| OT 2010 | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research et al. v. United States | Petitioner | Attorney | Lost | 50 | – |
| OT 2010 | Cigna Corporation et al. v. Janice C. Amara et al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated | Petitioner | Attorney | Won | 51 | 76% |
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).