DC Circuit Bests Supreme Court for Women Advocate Arguments

Female advocates argued 28% of the cases before the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last term, edging out the proportion appearing at the Supreme Court.

An analysis released Monday by Fix the Court, which advocates for judiciary transparency, found female advocates accounted for 129 of the 456 arguments from last September to May at what’s considered the second most powerful court.

Women were less likely to argue at the Supreme Court, with female advocates arguing before the justices 24% of the time—or 38 of 162 total arguments during the 2021 term, according to a ...