Counsel in the record
Department Counsel are the government's attorneys, the side presenting the case against clearance.
Applicant counsel appeared for applicants. A volume count is not a quality ranking: harder cases are often the ones that reach a hearing at all.
Showing 19 of 189 counsel records, most decided cases first. Clear the filters.
| Counsel | Side | Decided cases in the record | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole A. Smith | Department Counsel | 173 | 2018 to 2026 |
| William F. Savarino | Applicant counsel | 85 | 2002 to 2021 |
| Ronald C. Sykstus | Applicant counsel | 76 | 2005 to 2025 |
| Leon J. Schachter | Applicant counsel | 73 | 2016 to 2023 |
| Lauren A. Shure | Department Counsel | 49 | 2024 to 2026 |
| Christopher Snowden | Applicant counsel | 29 | 2023 to 2025 |
| Nicole A. Smith | Applicant counsel | 17 | 2013 to 2015 |
| Richard A. Stevens | Department Counsel | 14 | 2007 to 2013 |
| Daniel C. Schwartz | Applicant counsel | 12 | 2002 to 2010 |
| Robert R. Sparks, Jr. | Applicant counsel | 12 | 2002 to 2008 |
| Barry M. Sax | Applicant counsel | 9 | 2010 to 2014 |
| Dennis J. Sysko | Applicant counsel | 9 | 2004 to 2015 |
| Nichole A. Smith | Department Counsel | 8 | 2019 to 2026 |
| Tod D. Stephens | Applicant counsel | 8 | 2017 to 2022 |
| Herbert M. Silverberg | Applicant counsel | 7 | 2001 to 2008 |
| Phillip Stackhouse | Applicant counsel | 6 | 2009 to 2024 |
| Charles D. Swift | Applicant counsel | 5 | 2013 to 2017 |
| David H. Shapiro | Applicant counsel | 5 | 1999 to 2014 |
| Kristan A. Siegwart | Applicant counsel | 5 | 2015 to 2017 |
- Side
- Department Counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 173
- Active years
- 2018 to 2026
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 85
- Active years
- 2002 to 2021
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 76
- Active years
- 2005 to 2025
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 73
- Active years
- 2016 to 2023
- Side
- Department Counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 49
- Active years
- 2024 to 2026
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 29
- Active years
- 2023 to 2025
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 17
- Active years
- 2013 to 2015
- Side
- Department Counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 14
- Active years
- 2007 to 2013
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 12
- Active years
- 2002 to 2010
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 12
- Active years
- 2002 to 2008
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 9
- Active years
- 2010 to 2014
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 9
- Active years
- 2004 to 2015
- Side
- Department Counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 8
- Active years
- 2019 to 2026
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 8
- Active years
- 2017 to 2022
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 7
- Active years
- 2001 to 2008
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 6
- Active years
- 2009 to 2024
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 5
- Active years
- 2013 to 2017
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 5
- Active years
- 1999 to 2014
- Side
- Applicant counsel
- Decided cases in the record
- 5
- Active years
- 2015 to 2017
How the process worksCounsel appear at a set point in a published sequence. Open this for the short version of that sequence.
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Names come from the decisions themselves. Counsel appear only where the published decision names them, and an outcome belongs to the whole case rather than to any one participant. Descriptive of decided public cases, never a prediction, a ranking, or advice. The judges who decided these cases are in the judge directory.
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189 counsel records in the published hearing record
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