Carter Phillips, a Supreme Court and Appellate partner based in Sidley’s Washington, D.C. office, has been named President of the Supreme Court Historical Society.
The Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and collecting the history of the Supreme Court of the United States. In his role as President, Carter will be responsible for chairing the Society’s curatorial, educational, and fundraising efforts, and leads the Board of Trustees. The Society, founded in 1974 by Chief Justice Warren Burger (for whom Phillips clerked in 1978), also supports historical research, collects antiques and artefacts, sponsors lectures and curricula, and publishes books related to the Court’s history, and the history of the judicial branch more broadly.
Carter helped found Sidley’s Supreme Court and Appellate practice in the 1980s. As a partner at Sidley, Carter has argued 81 cases before the Supreme Court, more than any other lawyer in private practice. Prior to joining Sidley, Carter served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General and in that position he argued nine cases before the Supreme Court on behalf of the United States government. He thus currently has a total of 90 oral arguments before the Supreme Court.
