12.) Cruz was appointed by then-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (now governor of Texas) as Solicitor General in 2003. He was the youngest person to ever become solicitor general and the first Hispanic solicitor general and served until 2008.
“Cruz has argued nine cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. This record of having argued before the Supreme Court nine times is more than any practicing lawyer in Texas or any current member of Congress.” (Source: Media Research Center)