Can a nonlawyer argue their case in the US Supreme Court?

Answer 1

Theoretically yes - as you have a right to legal representation of your choosing but as the old adage goes, a man who represents himself has a fool for a client!

Answer 2

I do not believe that there is any requirement that states you must be a lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court only hears cases it selects to hear, so it may be very difficult for a non-lawyer to write a legal brief that will encourage the court to select their case. The cases the Supreme Court does hear are usually ones of great importance to this country and lawyers are almost always involved in these very important cases.

Answer 3

while from a legal view point, one could, but they would never get it there, First fo course it takes 1000's of dollars just to file your motion to them. Just the copies of your material for the judges cost over 10,000. So no case without someone paying the bills will ever get heard a the Supreme court,

Answer 4

yes, based on bar rules any person may represent themselves but a nonlawyer may never represent another person...this is unlawful practice of law and is criminal.

But I gaurantee and will put my law license on it...without intensive study that the common person would not have time for considering going through multiple cases and still supporting themself in someway a non lawyer will never make it before the Supreme Court.

Just on evidence rules alone a decent lawyer will bury non lawyers at the trial court.

So it can happen but most likely never will.