Workshop on Judicial Behavior
2010-2011 Academic Year
Frank H. Easterbrook
Lee Epstein
William M. Landes
James Lindgren
Richard A. Posner
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
Workshop 2. Adam Liptak (New York Times)
October 20, 2010 at Chicago Law (Room D), 4-5:30 pm
Readings
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)
November 17, 2010 at Chicago Law (Room D), 4-5:30 pm
Reading:
Alexandra Duckworth, Joshua Fischman & Daniel E. Ho, The Myth of Policy Voting: What Amici Tell Us About Law
Workshop 6. Corey Rayburn Yung (John Marshall, 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
Workshop 7. Stephen J. Choi (NYU, Law), Mitu Gulati (Duke, Law) & Eric A. Posner (Chicago, Law)
March 30, 2011 at Northwestern Law (McCormick 185), 4-5:30 pm
Reading:
Stephen J. Choi, Mitu Gulati & Eric A. Posner, The Law and Policy of Judicial Retirement
Workshop 8. Sunita Parikh (Washington U, Political Science)
April 6, 2011 at Chicago Law (Room D), 4-5:30 pm
Reading:
Alfred Darnell & Sunita Parikh, Interbranch Bargaining and Judicial Review in India
Student Presentations
April 13, 2011 at Northwestern Law