The friends of the court were: Robert K. Adair, Professor of Physics, Yale University; Nicolaas Bloembergen, Nobel laureate in Physics, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Harvard University; David Bodansky, Professor Emeritus of Physics, University of Washington; Allan Cormack, Nobel laureate, Professor emeritus, Tufts University; Walter Gilbert, Nobel laureate (Chemistry), Professor of Biology, Harvard University; Sheldon Lee Glashow, Nobel laureate, Professor of Physics, Harvard University; David Hafemeister, Professor of Physics, California Polytechnic State University; James H. Merritt, Colonel, United States Army; John E. Moulder, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin; Robert L. Park, Professor of Physics, University of Maryland; Robert V. Pound, Professor of Physics (emeritus), Harvard University; Glenn T. Seaborg, Nobel laureate, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of California, Rosalyin Yalow, Nobel laureate, Professor-at-Large, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Richard Wilson, Professor of Physics, Harvard University.
The friends-of-the-court were organized by Richard Wilson. Their impact on the judges in the case is hard to discern. San Diego Gas & Electric issued a press release that described the opinion of the physicists, and particularly the role of the Nobel laureates.