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Do Justices Tip Their Hands with Questions at Oral Argument in the U.S. Supreme Court?

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Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Do Justices Tip Their Hands with Questions at Oral Argument in the U.S. Supreme Court? Timothy R. Johnson, University of Minnesota; Ryan C. Black, Washington University, St. Louis – Department of Political Science; Washington University, St. Louis – Center for Empirical Research in the Law; Jerry Goldman; Sarah Treul – Washington University Journal of Law & Policy, Vol. 29, 2009

  • “This paper tests whether Supreme Court justices tip their hands at oral arguments. Specifically, we test whether, when justices ask more questions of one side, that side is more likely to lose their case. The findings support the theory; namely, when justices ask more questions of the petitioner’s attorney the Court is significantly less likely to reverse the lower court decision.”
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