Introduction to Judicial Behavior: Research Questions, Data, and Methods

September 29, 2010 at Chicago Law (Room D), 4-5:30 pm

Workshop 1. Jeff Staton (Emory, Political Science)

October 6, 2010 at the Northwestern Law (McCormick 375), 4-5:30 pm

Reading:

Jeffrey A. Staton, Going Public from the Bench: Judicial Power and Strategic Communication in Mexico

Adam Liptak, Court Under Roberts is Most Conservative in Decades

Adam Liptak, A Sign of the Court’s Polarization: Choice of Clerks

Adam Liptak, Specialists’ Help at Court Can Come With a Catch

Workshop 3. Sara C. Benesh (Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Political Science)

October 27, 2010 at Northwestern Law (RB 175), 4-5:30 pm

Reading:

Sara C. Benesh, Nancy Scherer & Amy L. Steigerwalt, Circuit Court Legitimacy

Workshop 4. Peter T. Leeson (George Mason, Economics)

November 10, 2010 at Northwestern Law (McCormick 375), 4-5:30 pm

Reading:

Peter T. Leeson, Trial By Battle

Workshop 5. Dan Ho (Stanford, Law)

February 23, 2011 at Chicago Law (Room D), 4-5:30 pm

Reading:

Corey Rayburn Yung, How Judges Decide: A Multidimensional Empirical Typology of Judicial Styles in the Federal Courts