Law360, Washington (April 14, 2017, 9:58 AM EDT) -- Perhaps more than ever before, state solicitors general offices enjoy a position of prestige in the nation’s appellate community, the result of a decadeslong effort to transform the practices from provincial legal backwaters to top-flight appellate shops staffed with former Supreme Court clerks, former BigLaw attorneys and future federal judges.
Gone is the U.S. Solicitor General’s office’s monopoly on government appellate expertise, with a reported 39 states now boasting their own dedicated SG positions to boost the quality of advocacy in the Supreme Court and federal...
Once Overlooked, State SGs Enjoying Time In The Sun
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