Workshop on Judicial Behavior
2009-2010 Academic Year
Lee Epstein
William M. Landes
James Lindgren
Richard A. Posner
Introduction to Judicial Behavior: Research Questions, Data, and Methods
September 30 at Northwestern Law (McCormick 375), 4-5:30 pm
Workshop 1. Shelley Murphey (Northwestern Law)
October 7, 2009 at the University of Chicago (Room B), 4-5:30 pm
Reading
- Shelley Murphey, Going Procedural: A Study of Strategic Opinion Writing in the U.S. Courts of Appeals
Workshop 2. Stefanie Lindquist (University of Texas, Law) & Frank Cross (University of Texas, Law and Business)
October 21, 2009 at Northwestern Law (McCormick 375), 4-5:30 pm
Readings
- Stefanie Lindquist & Frank Cross, Measuring Judicial Activism (2009), Chs. 2-3 and 8
Workshop 3. Joanna Shepherd (Emory, Law)
November 4, 2009 at the University of Chicago (Room I), 4-5:30 pm
Reading:
- Joanna Shepherd, The Business of Judicial Elections
Workshop 4. Ross M. Stolzenberg (Chicago, Sociology)
November 11, 2009 at Northwestern Law (Searle Center Conference Room), 4-5:30 pm
Reading:
- Ross M. Stolzenberg & James Lindgren, Retirement and Death-in-Office of U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Workshop 5. Barry Friedman (NYU, Law)
January 20, 2010 at the University of Chicago (Room B), 4-5:30 pmReading:
- (to be posted)
February 17, 2010 at Northwestern Law (Searle Center Conference Room), 4-5:30 pmReading:
- Harry T. Edwards & Michael A. Livermore, Pitfalls of Empirical Studies that Attempt to Understand the Factors Affecting Appellate Decisionmaking, 58 Duke Law Journal 1895.
March 3, 2010 at the University of Chicago, 4-5:30 pm
Readings:
- Daniel E. Ho & Kevin M. Quinn, How Not to Lie with Judicial Votes: Misconceptions, Measurement, and Models
- Andrew D. Martin, Kevin M. Quinn & Lee Epstein, The Median Justice on the United States Supreme Court, 83 North Carolina Law Review 1275 (2005).
Workshop 8. Jeff Rachlinski (Cornell, Law)
April 7, 2010 at Northwestern Law (Searle Center Conference Room), 4-5:30 pm