Law: Uncle Sam's Attorney

Solicitor General Wade McCree speaks up for the Government

Arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court may be the stuff of lawyers' dreams, a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But for a gentle-looking black lawyer named Wade H. McCree Jr. once a month is more like it. Dressed in striped trousers and traditional morning coat, McCree, 58, appears before the black-robed Justices as the lawyer for the U.S. Government. As Solicitor General, he is responsible for arguing and briefing the Government's position before the Supreme Court. He also decides what cases lost by the Government in lower court will be appealed.

Little understood outside legal circles, this...

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