Prominent SCOTUS Lawyer Reflects on the Death of Scalia

This week, Carter Phillips, a lawyer who has handled more than 200 appellate arguments including dozens before the U.S. Supreme Court, reflected on the loss of Justice Antonin Scalia and noted that the biggest loss the court would sustain was his prominent role in oral argument.

“The Court went from asking 10 to 15 questions in 30 minutes to Justice Scalia asking 10 to 15 questions himself and his questions reflected both a thorough understanding of the law and the facts of the particular case,” said Phillips, who is chair of the law firm Sidley Austin.

“Others who have followed him have adopted ...