Mr Minear, who has argued 56 cases before the Supreme Court of the USA - began work at the Supreme Court on September 11, 2006. Previously, he had been senior litigation counsel and assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice (DOJ). Following graduating from law school, Jeff served for a year as a law clerk before joining the Environment & Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he worked on policy, legislative, and appellate matters from 1983 to 1985. From 1985 to 1998, he was assistant to the Solicitor General at the Department of Justice, responsible for Supreme Court and appellate litigation focusing on civil, environmental, and intellectual property issues. In his position as senior litigation counsel, Jeff was responsible for Supreme Court and appellate litigation and for overseeing the government's participation in all Supreme Court original actions.

Mr Minear has held appointments as a visiting professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law and the University of Utah College of Law. He is currently an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches a seminar on the history and role of the Office of the Solicitor General.