Cases Argued by David C. Frederick
David C. Frederick argued 53 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
An Exercise in Supreme Obstinacy
David C. Frederick argued 53 times in the U.S. Supreme Court since October 1955, according to Oyez.
Harbor Tug & Barge Company v. Papai
No. 95-1621
520 U.S. 548
Argued Monday, January 13, 1997
Decided Monday, May 12, 1997
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 1
California v. Deep Sea Research, Inc.
No. 96-1400
523 U.S. 491
Argued Monday, December 1, 1997
Decided Wednesday, April 22, 1998
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 2
United States v. Ramirez
No. 96-1469
523 U.S. 65
Argued Tuesday, January 13, 1998
Decided Wednesday, March 4, 1998
Opinion by Justice William Rehnquist
Appearance No. 3
Lewis, Deceased v. Brunswick Corporation
No. 97-288
523 U.S. 1113
Argued Monday, March 2, 1998
Decided Friday, May 15, 1998
Appearance No. 4
Mosley v. United States
No. 97-7213
525 U.S. 120
Argued Wednesday, October 14, 1998
Decided Tuesday, December 8, 1998
Appearance No. 5
California Public Employees' Retirement System v. Felzen
No. 97-1732
525 U.S. 315
Argued Monday, January 11, 1999
Decided Wednesday, January 20, 1999
Appearance No. 6
National Aeronautics and Space Administration v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
No. 98-369
527 U.S. 229
Argued Tuesday, March 23, 1999
Decided Thursday, June 17, 1999
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 7
United States v. Locke
No. 98-1701
529 U.S. 89
Argued Tuesday, December 7, 1999
Decided Monday, March 6, 2000
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 8
Carter v. United States
No. 99-5716
530 U.S. 255
Argued Wednesday, April 19, 2000
Decided Monday, June 12, 2000
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 9
Central Green Company v. United States
No. 99-859
531 U.S. 425
Argued Monday, October 30, 2000
Decided Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 10
Director of Revenue of Missouri v. CoBank ACB
No. 99-1792
531 U.S. 316
Argued Tuesday, November 28, 2000
Decided Tuesday, February 20, 2001
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 11
Idaho v. United States
No. 00-189
533 U.S. 262
Argued Monday, April 23, 2001
Decided Monday, June 18, 2001
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 12
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. James N. Kirby, Proprietary Limited
No. 02-1028
543 U.S. 14
Argued Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Decided Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Appearance No. 13
Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC
No. 03-388
544 U.S. 431
Argued Monday, January 10, 2005
Decided Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 14
Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.
No. 03-1388
545 U.S. 119
Argued Monday, February 28, 2005
Decided Monday, June 6, 2005
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 15
Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche
No. 04-712
546 U.S. 81
Argued Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Decided Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 16
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit
No. 04-1371
547 U.S. 71
Argued Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Decided Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 17
Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corporation
No. 04-433
547 U.S. 451
Argued Monday, March 27, 2006
Decided Monday, June 5, 2006
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 18
Kircher v. Putnam Funds Trust
No. 05-409
547 U.S. 633
Argued Monday, April 24, 2006
Decided Thursday, June 15, 2006
Opinion by Justice David Souter
Appearance No. 19
Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc.
No. 05-85
551 U.S. 224
Argued Monday, April 16, 2007
Decided Monday, June 18, 2007
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 20
Watson v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
No. 05-1284
551 U.S. 142
Argued Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Decided Monday, June 11, 2007
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 21
New Jersey v. Delaware
No. 134 Orig.
552 U.S. 597
Argued Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Decided Monday, March 31, 2008
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 22
Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co.
No. 07-411
554 U.S. 316
Argued Monday, April 14, 2008
Decided Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Opinion by Justice John Roberts
Appearance No. 23
Altria Group, Inc. v. Good
No. 07-562
555 U.S. 70
Argued Monday, October 6, 2008
Decided Monday, December 15, 2008
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 24
Wyeth v. Levine
No. 06-1249
555 U.S. 555
Argued Monday, November 3, 2008
Decided Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens
Appearance No. 25
14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett
No. 07-581
556 U.S. 247
Argued Monday, December 1, 2008
Decided Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 26
South Carolina v. North Carolina
No. 138 Orig.
558 U.S. 256
Argued Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Decided Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Opinion by Justice Samuel Alito
Appearance No. 27
Jones v. Harris Associates L.P.
No. 08-586
559 U.S. 335
Argued Monday, November 2, 2009
Decided Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Opinion by Justice Samuel Alito
Appearance No. 28
Merck & Co. v. Reynolds
No. 08-905
559 U.S. 633
Argued Monday, November 30, 2009
Decided Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 29
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp.
No. 08-1553
561 U.S. 89
Argued Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Decided Monday, June 21, 2010
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 30
Bruesewitz v. Wyeth Inc.
No. 09-152
562 U.S. 223
Argued Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Decided Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 31
Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders
No. 09-525
564 U.S. 135
Argued Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Decided Monday, June 13, 2011
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 32
Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano
No. 09-1156
563 U.S. 27
Argued Monday, January 10, 2011
Decided Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Appearance No. 33
Astra USA v. Santa Clara County
No. 09-1273
563 U.S. 110
Argued Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Decided Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 34
CSX Transportation v. McBride
No. 10-235
564 U.S. 685
Argued Monday, March 28, 2011
Decided Thursday, June 23, 2011
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 35
Pacific Operators Offshore v. Valladolid
No. 10-507
565 U.S. 207
Argued Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Decided Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 36
Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp.
No. 10-879
565 U.S. ___
Argued Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Decided Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 37
Lozman v. Riviera Beach
No. 11-626
568 U.S. 115
Argued Monday, October 1, 2012
Decided Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 38
Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds
No. 11-1085
568 U.S. 455
Argued Monday, November 5, 2012
Decided Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 39
Standard Fire Insurance Company v. Knowles
No. 11-1450
568 U.S. 588
Argued Monday, January 7, 2013
Decided Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 40
Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett
No. 12-142
570 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Decided Monday, June 24, 2013
Opinion by Justice Samuel Alito
Appearance No. 41
ABC, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc.
No. 13-461
573 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Decided Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 42
Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
No. 13-684
574 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Decided Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia
Appearance No. 43
Tibble v. Edison International
No. 13-550
575 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Decided Monday, May 18, 2015
Opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer
Appearance No. 44
Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo
No. 14-1146
577 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Decided Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy
Appearance No. 45
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
No. 14-915
578 U.S. ___
Argued Monday, January 11, 2016
Decided Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Appearance No. 46
RJR Nabisco v. The European Community
No. 15-138
579 U.S. ___
Argued Monday, March 21, 2016
Decided Monday, June 20, 2016
Opinion by Justice Samuel Alito
Appearance No. 47
Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Escobar
No. 15-7
579 U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Decided Thursday, June 16, 2016
Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas
Appearance No. 48
Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31
No. 16-1466
585 U.S. ___
Argued Monday, February 26, 2018
Decided Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Opinion by Justice Samuel Alito
Appearance No. 49
China Agritech v. Resh
No. 17-432
584 U.S. ___
Argued Monday, March 26, 2018
Decided Monday, June 11, 2018
Opinion by Justice Ruth Ginsburg
Appearance No. 50
BNSF Railway Company v. Loos
No. 17-1042
___ U.S. ___
Argued Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Appearance No. 51
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Albrecht
No. 17-290
___ U.S. ___
Argued Monday, January 7, 2019
Appearance No. 53