Law and Courts

Membership

Section List

Law and Courts

The purpose of this section is to promote interest in teaching and research in the areas of law and the judicial process.

Website: www.law.nyu.edu/lawcourts/

Law and Politics Book Review is available at: www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/

2011 - 2012 Officers

Chair:
Christopher Zorn
Pennsylvania State University
Political Science
203 Pond Lab
University Park PA 16802
zorn@psu.edu

Chair-Elect:
Wendy L. Martinek
Binghamton University, SUNY
Political Science
PO Box 6000
Binghamton NY 13902-6000
martinek@binghamton.edu

Secretary:
Kevin J. McMahon
Trinity College
Political Science
205 Downes Memorial
300 Summit St
Hartford CT 06106-3100
kevin.mcmahon.1@trincoll.edu

Treasurer:
Lisa M. Holmes
University of Vermont
Political Science
94 University Place
540 Old Mill
Burlington VT 05405-0114
Lisa.M.Holmes@uvm.edu

Law and Courts Newsletter Editor:
Artemus Ward
Northern Illinois University
Department of Political Science
405 Zulauf Hall
DeKalb IL 60115
aeward@niu.edu

Law and Politics Book Review Editor:
Wayne V. McIntosh
University of Maryland, College Park
Government & Politics
3140 Tydings
College Park MD 20742-8221
wmcintosh@gvpt.umd.edu

2012 Program Chairs:
Law and Courts:
Brandon L. Bartels
George Washington University
Political Science
2115 G St NW
440 Monroe Hall
Washington DC 20052
bartels@gwu.edu

Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence:
Nina M. Moore
Colgate University
Political Science
13 Oak Dr
Hamilton NY 13346-1398
NMoore@colgate.edu

2013 Program Chair:
Sara C. Benesh
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Political Science
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee WI 53201
sbenesh@uwm.edu

Executive Committee:
David Law, Washington University
Julie Novkov, SUNY Albany
James L. Gibson, Washington University in St. Louis
Todd Peppers, Roanoke College
Tom S. Clark, Emory University

Nominating Committee:
Thomas Keck (Chair), Syracuse University, tmkeck@maxwell.syr.edu
Jennifer Bowie, University of Richmond, jbowie@richmond.edu
Kevin Quinn, University of California, Berkeley, kquinn@law.berkeley.edu
Paul Frymer, Princeton University, pfrymer@princeton.edu
Lisa Conant, University of Denver, conant@du.edu

Awards

The Lifetime Achievement Award honors a distinguished career of scholarly achievement and service to the Law and Courts field. Nominees must be political scientists who are at least 65 years of age or who have been active in the field for at least 25 years. Nominations from previous competitions will be carried forward to the current year's competition. The committee will retain nominations for 3 years, but one may re-nominate an individual and renew the materials in the file. Nominations may be made by any member of the Section and should consist of a statement outlining the contributions of the nominee and, if possible, also include the nominee's curriculum vitae. Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
Susan E. Lawrence
Rutgers University
School of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Dean
35 College Ave
New Brunswick NJ 08901-1164
slawrence@sas.rutgers.edu

Award Committee Members:
Lori J. Hausegger
Boise State University
Political Science
1910 University Drive
Boise ID 83725-1935
lorihausegger@boisestate.edu

Mary L. Volcansek
Texas Christian University
Political Science
TCU Box 297021
Fort Worth TX 76129
m.volcansek@tcu.edu

Jeffrey Staton
Emory University
Political Science
1555 Dickey Drive, 327 Tarbutton Hall
Atlanta GA 30322
jeffrey.staton@emory.edu

John C. Kilwein
West Virginia University
Political Science
PO Box 6317
Morgantown WV 26506-6317
john.kilwein@mail.wvu.edu

The Best Graduate Student Paper Award is given annually for the best paper on law and courts written by a graduate student. To be eligible the nominated paper must have been written by a full-time graduate student. Single- and co-authored papers are eligible. In the case of co-authored papers, each author must have been a full-time graduate student at the time the paper was written. Papers may have been written for any purpose (e.g., seminars, scholarly meetings, potential publication in scholarly journals). This is not a thesis or dissertation competition. Papers may be nominated by faculty members or by the students themselves. The papers must have been written during the twelve months previous to the nomination deadline. The award carries a cash prize of $200. To be considered for this year's competition, a copy of the nominated paper should be submitted to each member of the award committee by March 1, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
J. Mitchell Pickerill
Northern Illinois University
Political Science
415 Zulauf Hall
DeKalb IL 60115-2854
pick@niu.edu

Award Committee Members:
Jonathan P. Kastellec
Princeton University
Political Science
39 Corwin Hall
Princeton NJ 08544-1012
jkastell@princeton.edu

Lee D. Walker
University of South Carolina
Political Science
350 Gambrell Hall
Columbia SC 29208
Walker23@mailbox.sc.edu

The C. Herman Pritchett Award is given annually for the best book on law and courts written by a political scientist and published the previous year. Case books and edited books are not eligible. Books may be nominated by publishers or by members of the Section. The award carries a cash prize of $250. To be considered for this year's competition, a copy of the nominated book must be submitted to each member of the award committee by March 1, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
Charles Anthony Smith
University of California, Irvine
Political Science
3151 Social Science Plaza
Irvine CA 92697-5100
casmith@uci.edu

Award Committee Members:
Joseph Daniel Ura
Texas A&M University
Political Science
4348 TAMU
2010 Allen Bldg
College Station TX 77843-4348
jura@politics.tamu.edu

Eric Waltenburg
Purdue University
Political Science
100 N. University, BRNG
West Lafayette IN 47907-2067
ewaltenb@purdue.edu

The Best Conference Paper Award is given annually for the best paper on law and courts presented at the previous year's annual meetings of the American, International, and regional political science associations. Single- and co-authored papers, written by political scientists, are eligible. Papers may be nominated by any member of the Section. The award carries a cash prize of $100. To be considered for this year's competition, a copy of the nominated paper should be submitted to each member of the award committee by March 1, 2012. Email attachments in the form of .pdf files are acceptable.

Award Committee Chair:
Nancy Scherer
Wellesley College
Political Science
106 Central Street
Wellesley MA 02481
nscherer@wellesley.edu

Award Committee Members:
Charles M. Cameron
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson School
030 Corwin Hall
Princeton NJ 08544
ccameron@princeton.edu

Richard L. Vining Jr.
University of Georgia
Polltical Science
104 Baldwin Hall
355 S. Jackson Street
Athens GA 30602
rvining@uga.edu

The Lasting Contribution Award is given annually for a book or journal article, 10 years or older, that has made a lasting impression on the field of law and courts. Only books and articles written by political scientists are eligible; single-authored works produced by winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award are not eligible. The award carries a cash prize of $250. Any member of the Section may submit a nomination. The nomination should include a statement outlining the nature of the contribution of the nominated work. To be considered for this year's competition, nomination statements should be submitted to each member of the award committee by March 1, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
John Winkle III
University of Mississippi
Political Science
230 Deupree
University MS 38677-1848
jww@olemiss.edu

Award Committee Members:
Justin J. Wert
University of Oklahoma
Political Science
455 W. Lindsey St
219 Dale Hall Tower
Norman OK 73019-2061
jwert@ou.edu

Steven M. Teles
Johns Hopkins University
Political Science
3400 North Charles St
338 Mergenthaler Hall
Baltimore MD 21218-2686
steles2@jhu.edu

Amy L. Steigerwalt
Georgia State University
Political Science
38 Peachtree Center Avenue
Suite 1005
Atlanta GA 30303
asteigerwalt@gsu.edu

Marcus E. Hendershot
University of Florida
Political Science
234 Anderson Hall
P.O. Box 117325
Gainesville FL 32611-7325
mehender@ufl.edu

The Best Journal Article Award recognizes the best journal article on law and courts written by a political scientist and published during the previous calendar year. Articles published in all refereed journals and in law reviews are eligible, but book reviews, review essays, and chapters published in edited volumes are not eligible. Journal editors and members of the section may nominate articles. To be considered, a copy of the nominated article should be submitted to each member of the award committee by March 1, 2012. Email attachments in the form of .pdf files are acceptable.

Award Committee Chair:
Scott A. Comparato
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Political Science
1000 Faner Dr
Mailcode 4501
Carbondale IL 62901-4501
scompara@siu.edu

Award Committee Members:
Alison Gash
University of Oregon
Political Science
1284 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1284
gash@uoregon.edu

Christina L. Boyd
University at Buffalo, SUNY
Political Science
520 Park Hall
Buffalo NY 14260
cLboyd@buffalo.edu

The Teaching and Mentoring Award recognizes innovative teaching and instructional methods and materials in law and courts. Examples of innovations that might be recognized by this award include (but are not limited to) outstanding textbooks, web sites, classroom exercises, syllabi, or other devices designed to enhance the transmission of knowledge about law and courts to undergraduate or graduate students. The Teaching and Mentoring Award is sponsored by the Division for Public Education of the American Bar Association. Any member of the section may make a nomination by submitting to each member of the award committee a statement outlining the nature of the nominee's innovation. To be considered, nominations should be submitted to each member of the award committee by March 1, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
Rebecca Wood Gill
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Political Science
Box 455029
4505 S Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas NV 89154-5029
rebecca.gill@unlv.edu

Award Committee Members:
Andreas Broscheid
James Madison University
Department of Political Science
MSC 7705
91 East Grace St - Miller Hall
Harrisonburg VA 22807
broschax@jmu.edu

Anna R. Kirkland
University of Michigan
Women's Studies
1122 Lane Hall, 204 South State St
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1290
akirklan@umich.edu

Timothy R. Johnson
University of Minnesota
Political Science
1414 Social Science Bldg.
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis MN 55455
trj@umn.edu

Matthew C. Ingram
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Political Science
285 Old Westport Rd
North Dartmouth MA 02747-2300
mingram@umassd.edu

The Law and Courts Service Award recognizes service "to" the Section in the literal sense, as in service on committees and in leadership positions, as well as service "within" the Section, as in service to the profession within the field of law and courts in the form of archiving data, promoting infrastructure, representing the profession in the media, etc. To be considered, nominations should be submitted to each member of the award committee by March 1, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
Julie L. Novkov
SUNY, Albany
Political Science and Women's Studies
135 Western Ave
Albany NY 12222
jnovkov@albany.edu

Award Committee Members:
Todd C. Peppers
Roanoke College
Political Science
221 College Ln
Salem VA 24153
peppers@roanoke.edu

David S. Law
Washington University in St. Louis
Law School
Campus Box 1120
One Brookings Dr
Saint Louis MO 63130-4889
davidlaw@wulaw.wustl.edu

Tom Clark
Emory University
Political Science
1555 Dickey Dr
Rm 327, Tarbutton Hall
Atlanta GA 30322
tom.clark@emory.edu

James L. Gibson
Washington University, St. Louis
Political Science
Campus Box 1063
One Brookings Dr
Saint Louis MO 63130-4899
jgibson@wustl.edu