Saturday 1 February 2025
This page includes the ideal points for the United States Solicitors General and Supreme Court justices estimated in the same policy space. Negative values represent what is conventionally viewed as ideologically liberal, while positive values represent what is conventionally viewed as ideologically conservative
| Solicitor General | Appointing President | Ideal Point |
|---|---|---|
| SIMON E. SOBELOFF | Eisenhower | 0.626 |
| J. LEE RANKIN | Eisenhower | -0.056 |
| ARCHIBALD COX | Kennedy | -0.699 |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL | LBJ | 0.033 |
| ERWIN N. GRISWOLD | LBJ | 0.027 |
| ROBERT H. BORK | Nixon | 0.109 |
| DANIEL FRIEDMAN | Carter | -0.325 |
| WADE H. MCCREE JR. | Carter | -0.225 |
| REX LEE | Reagan | 0.472 |
| CHARLES FRIED | Reagan | 1.136 |
| WILLIAM C. BRYSON I | Bush1 | 1.060 |
| KENNETH W. STARR | Bush1 | 0.931 |
| WILLIAM C. BRYSON II | Clinton | 0.401 |
| DREW S. DAYS | Clinton | -0.353 |
| WALTER E. DELLINGER | Clinton | -0.977 |
| SETH P. WAXMAN | Clinton | -0.007 |
| BARBARA UNDERWOOD | Bush2 | -1.044 |
| THEODORE B. OLSEN | Bush2 | 0.826 |
| PAUL CLEMENT | Bush2 | 0.824 |
| GREGORY G. GARRE | Bush2 | 0.554 |
| EDWIN S. KNEEDLER | Bush2 | 0.931 |
| ELENA KAGAN | Obama | 0.085 |
| NEAL KUMAR KATYAL | Obama | -0.011 |
| DONALD B. VERRILLI JR. | Obama | -0.166 |
