Solicitor General, Archibald Cox represented the United States Government who joined the 1963 Arizona v. California case as an intervener.
Northcutt Ely: Special counsel who argued for California. Known for his skill at "dilatory obfuscation."
Alan M. Firestone: San Diego City Attorney (1961 - 1963), and legal counsel for the City of San Diego in the Arizona v. California case.
R.P. Parry, a prominent lawyer from Twin Falls, Idaho, who represented the State of Nevada.
Mark Wilmer was the attorney for the State of Arizona in the 1963 Arizona v. California case. He is credited for winning the case for Arizona by drastically changing his legal strategy, a little more than a year into the trial. Mr. Wilmer is known as Arizona's Water Master.
Coachella Valley County Water District: Added as a party to the original complaint Arizona brought against California in 1952.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles: Added as a party to the original complaint.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of San Diego: Added as a party to the original complaint.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, County of San Diego: Added as a party to the original complaint.
Palo Verde Irrigation District: Added as a party to the original complaint.
State of Arizona: Complainant in the case.
State of California: Defendant in the case.
State of Nevada: An intervener state in the 1963 case, and one of the six states involved in the water distribution from the Colorado River.
State of New Mexico: Added as a party to the 1963 case.
State of Utah: Added as a party to the 1963 case.
United States Government: Added as an intervener in the 1963 case.
Senator Sam Bratton's proposed amendment to the Boulder Canyon Project Act (Project Act) was instrumental in getting the bill passed. Senator Bratton suggested splitting the 400,000 acre difference that California and Arizona were disputing over, between the two states.
Delphus E. Carpenter was an attorney and member of the League of the Southwest. He initiated the Colorado River Compact. His nickname was the "Silver Fox of the Rockies."
Arthur P. Davis is the chief author of the Fall-Davis report entitled “Problems of Imperial Valley and Vicinity.” Prepared under the Kinkaid Act and submitted to Congress, the report recommended construction of a high dam on the Colorado River at or near Boulder Canyon.
John M. Eshelman was an attorney who helped form the Imperial Valley Water District.
Albert B. Fall was Secretary of the Interior and joint author of the Fall-Davis report recommending development of a dam on the Colorado River for flood control and electric power.
Fred Heilbron is best known as "Mr. Water" of San Diego County. While on the City Council he actively advocated for the water needs of San Diego County (SDCWA). The San Diego County Water Authority was organized in 1944 under the leadership of Mr. Heilbron. He was also instrumental in getting the San Diego Aqueduct built to bring water to San Diego from the Colorado River. It is because of the generous donations of Mr. Heilbron and his family that the San Diego Law Library has much of its historical water collection.
President Herbert Hoover's involvement with the Colorado River dispute came when he was appointed Secretary of Commerce in 1921. Hoover's earliest proposed initiatives was the construction of a high dam in Boulder Canyon. He was instrumental in the formation of the Colorado River Commission which led to an agreement among the seven states known as the Colorado River Compact.
Stanley Mosk was the California Attorney General from 1958 - 1964. "As attorney general for nearly six years, he issued approximately 2,000 written opinions and appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Arizona v. California water case and other landmark cases" - Wikipedia. He wrote the publication "Arizona v. California: the Colorado River Controversy" which gives a brief overview of the case.
The Special Masters were tasked by the U.S. Supreme Court to take evidence, find facts, state conclusions of law, and recommend a decree to the U.S. Supreme Court in Arizona v. California.
George I. Haight, Esq. was the first Special Master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Simon H. Rifkind, Esq. became Special Master after George Haight passed away in 1955.