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.