About the Authors
Assistant Professor
Texas Christian University
“Examining Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in the Legal Profession”
Bailey, Christine M.
Department of Political Science
University of Massachusetts Amherst
“Walking on Broken Glass”
Balcomb, Megan
MBA Candidate
Gordon Ford College of Business
Western Kentucky University
“Opposition to Abortion, Then and Now”
Bhutani, Ria
Class of ’25
Binghamton University
“Before the Robe”
Black, Ryan C.
Michigan State University
“Judicial Discretion and U.S. Supreme Court Agenda Setting”
Carsh, Austin
Oregon State University Honors College
“Riddled with Exclusivity”
Comparato, Scott A.
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
“Walking on Broken Glass”
Dumas, Tao L., PhD
Assistant Professor
College of New Jersey
“How Much is a Leg Worth?”
Fikhman, Benjamin
Class of ’23
Vassar College
“Before the Robe”
Givens, John Wagner
Assistant Professor
School of Government and International Affairs
Kennesaw State University
“On Their Best Behavior?”
Gleason, Shane A.
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Sciences
Texas A&M University
“Walking on Broken Glass”
Goelzhauser, Greg
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Utah State University
“Intersectional Representation on State Supreme Courts”
Hassett, Abigail V.
University of South Carolina
“A Matter of Great Importance”
Hendricks-Benton, Alyson
MA Student
Department of Political Science
University of Louisville
“Opposition to Abortion, Then and Now”
Hofer, Scott
Assistant professor
Monmouth University
“Examining Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in the Legal Profession”
“Time Served”
Jeknic, Petar
“Trump’s Judges and Diversity”
Kraybill, Jeanine E.
Assistant Professor
California State University, Bakersfield
“In a Different Voice”
“Women of SCOTUS”
LaClair, Simon
Class of ’24
Vassar College
“Before the Robe”
Lane, Elizabeth A.
North Carolina University
“A Matter of Great Importance”
“Judicial Discretion and U.S. Supreme Court Agenda Setting”
Lynch, Peter S. K.
“The Conservative Ideological Drift of Federalist Society-Associated Justices”
McLauchlan, William P.
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Purdue University
“An Empirical Examination of the Business of the Montana Supreme Court”
Means, Taneisha Nicole
Assistant professor of political science on the class of 1951 chair
Vassar College
“Before the Robe”
Miller, Mark C.
Professor of Political Science
Director of the Law & Society Program
Clark University (Massachusetts)
“The Relationship between the Federal Courts and the Two Congressional Judiciary Committees”
Moreno, Carol
“Senatorial Speeches from Thomas to Kavanaugh”
Moyer, Laura P.
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Louisville
“Opposition to Abortion, Then and Now”
Pacelle, Richard
University of Tennessee
“The Solicitor General of the United States”
Price, Richard S.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Weber State University
“On Remand”
Reid, Rebecca A.
University of Texas at El Paso
“Evaluating Regime Support Groups and Judicial Independence”
Renberg, Kristen M.
Department of Political Science
Duke University
“The Transmission of Legal Precedent in the U.S. Court of Appeals”
Rutkowski, Adam G.
Assistant professor
Troy University
“Identifying and Explaining the Prevalence of Political Backgrounds among U.S. Courts of Appeals Judges”
Saenz, Denise
University of Texas at El Paso
“Evaluating Regime Support Groups and Judicial Independence”
Schoenherr, Jessica A.
PhD Candidate
Michigan State University
“A Matter of Great Importance”
“Judicial Discretion and U.S. Supreme Court Agenda Setting”
Schutte, Rachel A.
Assistant Professor
Hope College
“Judicial Discretion and U.S. Supreme Court Agenda Setting”
Sluss, Lauren
“Senatorial Speeches from Thomas to Kavanaugh”
Smith, Craig Alan
Professor of History and Political Science
California University of Pennsylvania
“The Appearance of Justice”
Solberg, Rorie Spill
“Senatorial Speeches from Thomas to Kavanaugh”
“Trump’s Judges and Diversity”
Stone, Molly
“Senatorial Speeches from Thomas to Kavanaugh”
Stout, Christopher
“Trump’s Judges and Diversity”
Stumpf, Rory
Class of ’24
Vassar College
“Before the Robe”
Waltenburg, Eric
“Senatorial Speeches from Thomas to Kavanaugh”
“Trump’s Judges and Diversity”
