Divya Delhi : Mathura Sridharan, an Indian-origin lawyer, became Ohio's 12th Solicitor General and top appellate advocate. Sridharan was insulted online for her ethnicity, religion, and ‘Americaness’ despite Attorney General Dave Yost calling her ‘brilliant’ at work. Lawyer of Indian origin As Ohio's 12th Solicitor General, Mathura Sridharan is the state's top appellate lawyer. She will now defend the midwestern state in high-profile legal challenges before the US Supreme Court and other state and federal courts. Last week, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost praised Sridharan's legal intellect and courtroom record in announcing her appointment. I find Mathura brilliant. She won her SCOTUS argument last year. She was advised by Flowers and Gaiser, her SGs. I told her I needed her to debate when I hired her. She does… Each time! Excited to promote her. “She will serve Ohio well,” Yost wrote on X.