A tribute to Ed Kneedler

A tribute to Ed Kneedler

On April 30, 2025, United States Deputy Solicitor General Edwin S. Kneedler retired following his 160th argument before the Supreme Court. This article is the first in a series of tributes from Mr. Kneedler’s former colleagues on his remarkable career. Ed Kneedler is the most principled lawyer I’ve ever met. He served as “my” deputy for more than a year, but in truth he was not “my” deputy at all. Rather, Ed was the deputy to the nation and to o…