The US Supreme Court appointed Kirkland & Ellis partner Kasdin Mitchell to argue a technical criminal matter, after the federal government said it agreed with the defendant’s argument.
In an order Thursday, the justices “invited” the former Clarence Thomas clerk to argue, following their practice of appointing first-timers to defend a lower court decision when the government agrees the ruling was wrong.
The Dallas-based attorney focuses on complex litigation and has tried cases to verdict and submitted briefs in the Supreme Court, according to her firm bio. It also notes Mitchell worked as an assistant press secretary to then-first lady ...
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