Abstract
The Office of the Solicitor General is internally structured as a bureaucracy, and it also functions as part of the greater bureaucracy of the Department of Justice. Members of the Office of the Solicitor General have one of three designations: solicitor general, deputy solicitor general, or assistant to the solicitor general. The individuals who hold these titles are subject to varying political and bureaucratic pressures. Taking into account this internal variation to the Office of the Solicitor General, I find that different variables predict success for each type of attorney. By examining the marginal effects of each of the variables depending on the type of attorney, I paint a clearer picture of the bureaucratic determinants of success for the attorneys before the Supreme Court.
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