Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. has had a challenging year or so in the spotlight, arguing at the U.S. Supreme Court in some of the most high-profile cases any SG has had to handle: the Affordable Care Act, immigration, affirmative action, voting rights and same-sex marriage, to name just some.
On April 25, veterans of the Supreme Court bar came together to show him some love and blunt the criticism that has been aimed at Verrilli. "There is no lawyer in our nation’s capital who is more revered and more respected than Donald Verrilli," enthused former acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger. Verrilli "argues without glibness, but with persistence and fidelity," Dellinger said. Former Solicitor General Paul Clement, Verrilli’s frequent adversary in the high court, praised him as a "brave and fearless advocate."
