Litigating in the Supreme Court: Former U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to Deliver 2025–26 McCormick Lecture
Former U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar will deliver the 2025–26 McCormick Lecture, sponsored by the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and the J. Byron McCormick Society.
In conversation with Arizona Law Professor Shalev Roisman, Prelogar will discuss her term as Solicitor General and the past, present and future of the Supreme Court. During their discussion, they will reference Prelogar’s oral argument in Supreme Court case United States v. Rahimi.
Event: A Conversation with Former U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
When: Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.
Where: The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Room 164, 1201 E. Speedway. The talk will be livestreamed for those who are unable to make the in-person event. It will not be recorded.
Who may attend: This event is free and open to the public. Register here. Priority seating will be given to members of the McCormick Society and their guests. Otherwise, seating is first-come, first-served.
Background: Elizabeth Prelogar is a partner and chair of the Supreme Court and Appellate practice at Cooley LLP. Before to coming to Cooley, Prelogar served as the 48th Solicitor General of the United States from 2021 to 2025, the second woman in history to hold that position.
Prior to her role as Solicitor General, Prelogar has held various roles in government, including Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Assistant to the Solicitor General, and Associate Special Counsel.
Prelogar received her bachelor’s degree from Emory University, a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews, and her law degree from Harvard Law School.
The J. Byron McCormick Society for Law and Public Affairs was formed to honor the memory of J. Byron McCormick, who served Arizona with distinction as president of the University of Arizona, as dean of the College of Law, and as an advisor to the Arizona Board of Regents. Members of the McCormick Society foster dialogue about the critical issues of our time through an annual public lecture. Past speakers in the series have included U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan, former U.S. Representative Barney Frank, former U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe, and PBS commentator and New York Times columnist David Brooks.
Those with questions about access or to request any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in this event such as ASL interpreting, CART captioning, captioned videos, Braille, wheelchair access, or electronic text, etc., please email law-events@arizona.edu.