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SCOTUS by the Numbers

Oral argument analytics for the current term. Who talks the most, who asks the toughest questions, and what moments defined the arguments.

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5,088

Total questions

30h 50m

Speaking time

304,828

Words spoken

50

Cases heard

3,987

Interruptions

Speaking time

Who talks the most?

Total speaking time during oral arguments this term

Official portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Jackson
6h 25m
Official portrait of Sonia Sotomayor
Sotomayor
5h 9m
Official portrait of Elena Kagan
Kagan
3h 42m
Official portrait of Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Alito
3h 21m
Official portrait of Neil M. Gorsuch
Gorsuch
3h 15m
Official portrait of Brett M. Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
3h 9m
Official portrait of Amy Coney Barrett
Barrett
2h 41m
Official portrait of John G. Roberts, Jr.
Roberts
2h 0m
Official portrait of Clarence Thomas
Thomas
1h 9m

Questions asked

Who asks the most?

Total questions posed to advocates this term

Official portrait of John G. Roberts, Jr.
Roberts
778
Official portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Jackson
746
Official portrait of Sonia Sotomayor
Sotomayor
681
Official portrait of Neil M. Gorsuch

Speed

Words per minute

Average speaking speed at the bench

1
Official portrait of Amy Coney Barrett
Barrett
202 wpm
2
Official portrait of Neil M. Gorsuch
Gorsuch
183 wpm
3
Official portrait of Brett M. Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
174 wpm
4
Official portrait of Elena Kagan
Kagan
173 wpm
5
Official portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson

Engagement

Justice engagement ranking

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#JusticeCasesQ/CaseInterruptions1st Q
1
Official portrait of John G. Roberts, Jr.
Roberts
5015.618550
2
Official portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Jackson
5014.97060
3
Official portrait of Sonia Sotomayor
Sotomayor
5013.67370
4
Official portrait of Neil M. Gorsuch
Gorsuch
4812.77310
5
Official portrait of Brett M. Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
4712.04920
6
Official portrait of Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Alito
4811.53350
7
Official portrait of Amy Coney Barrett
Barrett
489.83460
8
Official portrait of Elena Kagan
Kagan
507.13560
9
Official portrait of Clarence Thomas
Thomas
506.7990

Interruptions

Who cuts off whom?

Justice-to-justice interruptions detected from oral argument transcripts

Official portrait of Amy Coney Barrett
Bar
Official portrait of John G. Roberts, Jr.
Rob
Official portrait of Brett M. Kavanaugh
Kav
Official portrait of Sonia Sotomayor
Sot
Official portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Jac
Official portrait of Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Ali
Official portrait of Elena Kagan
Kag
Official portrait of Neil M. Gorsuch
Gor
Official portrait of Clarence Thomas
Tho
Total
Official portrait of Amy Coney Barrett
Barrett
—
7
9
9
20
3
9
4
61
Official portrait of John G. Roberts, Jr.
Roberts
10
—
5
21
13
3
5
3
1
61
Official portrait of Brett M. Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
8
2
—
8
9
11
5
11
1
55
Official portrait of Sonia Sotomayor
Sotomayor
9
15
6
—
7
2
6
1
46
Official portrait of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Jackson
11
6
5
4
—
7
7
1
41
Official portrait of Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Alito
4
2
16
4
7
—
3
3
39
Official portrait of Elena Kagan
Kagan
6
4
7
3
5
4
—
8
1
38
Official portrait of Neil M. Gorsuch
Gorsuch
2
4
5
5
9
3
7
—
35
Official portrait of Clarence Thomas
Thomas
1
1
—
2
Total50415454703335374

Rows: who interrupted

Columns: who was cut off

Advocates

Top advocates this term

By number of oral argument appearances

#AdvocateArgumentsSpeaking timeWPMInterruptedSide
1
Paul D. Clement
8
3h 46m
200255
P:3R:5
2
D. John SauerDepartment of Justice
5
2h 21m

Language

What the Court is saying

Most frequently used words across oral arguments and opinions

Justice

Term

Source

Gorsuch
608
Official portrait of Brett M. Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
563
Official portrait of Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Alito
552
Official portrait of Amy Coney Barrett
Barrett
470
Official portrait of Elena Kagan
Kagan
357
Official portrait of Clarence Thomas
Thomas
333
Jackson
168 wpm
6
Official portrait of Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Alito
152 wpm
7
Official portrait of John G. Roberts, Jr.
Roberts
142 wpm
8
Official portrait of Sonia Sotomayor
Sotomayor
142 wpm
9
Official portrait of Clarence Thomas
Thomas
131 wpm

Oral argument moments

What happened at the bench

AI-detected notable moments from oral arguments this term

503

Tension

62

Breakthroughs

37

Concessions

30

Pivots

30

Hypotheticals

27

Coalitions

211
241
P:2
3
Sarah M. HarrisDepartment of Justice
3
1h 15m
19992
P:2
4
Frederick LiuDepartment of Justice
3
47 min
17574
P:1
5
Hashim M. MooppanDepartment of Justice
3
35 min
20472
6
Eric J. FeiginDepartment of Justice
2
46 min
16453
R:2
7
Anthony A. YangDepartment of Justice
2
44 min
191115
R:2
8
Scott G. StewartOffice of the Solicitor General
2
41 min
22886
P:1R:1
9
Adam G. Unikowsky
2
40 min
20039
P:2
10
Jennifer D. Bennett
2
40 min
18232
R:2
11
Lisa S. Blatt
2
37 min
20472
P:1R:1
12
Stuart C. Naifeh
2
31 min
18152
13
Curtis E. GannonDepartment of Justice
2
30 min
19960
14
Zoe A. JacobyDepartment of Justice
2
29 min
22989
R:1
15
Edward D. Greim
2
28 min
17924
16
Vivek SuriDepartment of Justice
2
26 min
17534
P:1
17
Sopan JoshiDepartment of Justice
2
23 min
18140
18
Aimee W. BrownDepartment of Justice
2
23 min
18727
19
Ashley RobertsonDepartment of Justice
2
22 min
17425
R:1
20
Kevin J. BarberDepartment of Justice
2
13 min
18711

6

Stumbles

5

Humor

4

Rescues