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Law and Courts (Section 2)

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


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Founded: 1983
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Section awards are presented during the APSA annual meeting awards ceremony. To learn more about any award listed, contact the award committee chair for the award.

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Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee solicits the members of the Section for nominations for Section offices. The committee shall nominate a slate of officers that (a) is taken from the names received particularly those persons receiving several mentions, and (b) represents the diverse interests of the Section. The slate will be distributed to the Section members so that the nominees are known prior to the Annual Section Meeting. This year the committee will be responsible for nominating a chair-elect and three executive committee members. Information on section leadership and bylaws can be found here: http://lawcourts.org/wordpress/. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Susan Sterett (chair) University of Maryland-Baltimore County ssterett@umbc.edu
Tao Dumas College of New Jersey dumast@tcnj.edu
Alison Gash University of Oregon gash@uoregon.edu
Susan Haire University of Georgia cmshaire@uga.edu
Terri Peretti Santa Clara University tperetti@scu.edu
Rebecca Reid University of Texas-El Paso rareid@utep.edu


 

Law and Courts Best Conference Paper Award

The Law and Courts Best Conference Paper Award (formerly the American Judicature Society Award) is given annually for the best paper on law and courts presented at the previous year’s annual meetings of the American, International, or 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. Previous award winners can be found here: https://www.apsanet.org/STAFF/Membership-Workspace/Organized-Sections/Organized-Section-Awards/Organized-Section-Awards/Section-2. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Lori Hausegger (Chair) Boise State University lorihausegger@boisestate.edu
Bethany Blackstone James Madison University blacksbx@jmu.edu
Todd Collins Western Carolina University tcollins@email.wcu.edu
Matthew Montgomery Texas Christian University m.d.montgomery@tcu.edu
John Szmer University of North Carolina at Charlotte jjszmer@uncc.edu

Law and Courts Best Graduate Student Paper

This award (formerly the CQ Press Award) is given annually for the best paper in the field of 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. Submitted papers may have been written for any purpose (including papers written for seminar, scholarly meetings, and for potential publication in academic journals). This is NOT, however, a dissertation or thesis prize. 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. Previous award winners can be found here: https://www.apsanet.org/STAFF/Membership-Workspace/Organized-Sections/Organized-Section-Awards/Organized-Section-Awards/Section-2. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email

Teena Wilhelm (chair) 

University of Georgia twilhelm@uga.edu
Mark Hurwitz Western Michigan University mark.hurwitz@wmich.edu
Andrew O’Geen Davidson College anogeen@davidson.edu
Natalie Rogol Rhode Island College nrogol@ric.edu
Elisha Savchak-Trogdon Elon University esavchaktrogdon@elon.edu

Law and Courts Best Journal Article Award

This award recognizes the best journal article in the field of 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. (This award was previously known as McGraw Hill Award and as the Houghton-Mifflin Award for the Best Journal Article in the Field of Law and Courts). Previous award winners can be found here: https://www.apsanet.org/STAFF/Membership-Workspace/Organized-Sections/Organized-Section-Awards/Organized-Section-Awards/Section-2. Deadline for nominations: March 15, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Benjamin Kassow (chair) University of North Dakota benjamin.kassow@UND.edu
Eileen Braman Indiana University-Bloomington ebraman@indiana.edu
Anna Gunderson Louisiana State University agunderson@lsu.edu
David Hughes Auburn University -Montgomery david.hughes@aum.edu
Laura Moyer University of Louisville laura.moyer@louisville.edu

C. Herman Pritchett Award

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. Please note that case books and edited books are not eligible for consideration. Books may be nominated by publishers or by members of the Section.  Previous award winners can be found here: https://www.apsanet.org/STAFF/Membership-Workspace/Organized-Sections/Organized-Section-Awards/Organized-Section-Awards/Section-2 Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Susan Burgess (chair) Ohio University burgess@ohio.edu
Beau Breslin Skidmore College bbreslin@skidmore.edu
Paul Collins University of Massachusetts-Amherst pmcollins@legal.umass.edu
Ken Kersch Boston College kenneth.kersch.1@bc.edu
Shannon Smithey Westminster College smithesi@westminster.edu

Law and Courts Lifetime Achievement Award

Given for a lifetime of significant scholarship, teaching 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 you are invited to re-nominate an individual and renew the materials in the file during each cycle. 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, a copy of the nominee’s vitae. Previous award winners can be found here: https://www.apsanet.org/STAFF/Membership-Workspace/Organized-Sections/Organized-Section-Awards/Organized-Section-Awards/Section-2. Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Kevin McGuire (chair) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill kmcguire@unc.edu
Ryan Black Michigan State University rcblack@msu.edu
Ali Masood Oberlin College amasood@oberlin.edu
Mark Massoud University of California, Santa Cruz mmassoud@ucsc.edu
Christine Nemacheck William and Mary clnema@wm.edu

Law and Courts Lasting Contribution Award

Awarded annually to a book or journal article, 10 years old 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. 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. Previous award winners can be found here: https://www.apsanet.org/STAFF/Membership-Workspace/Organized-Sections/Organized-Section-Awards/Organized-Section-Awards/Section-2.Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Vanessa Baird (chair) University of Colorado-Boulder vanessa.baird@colorado.edu
Elizabeth Lane Louisiana State University elane8@lsu.edu
Raul Sanchez-Urribarri La Trobe University R.Sanchezu@latrobe.edu.au
Logan Strother Purdue University lstrothe@purdue.edu
Richard Vining University of Georgia rvining@uga.edu

Law and Courts Service Award

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. Previous award winners can be found here: https://www.apsanet.org/STAFF/Membership-Workspace/Organized-Sections/Organized-Section-Awards/Organized-Section-Awards/Section-2. Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2023

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Kirk Randazzo (chair) University of South Carolina randazzo@mailbox.sc.edu
Nancy Arrington California Polytechnic State University naarring@calpoly.edu
Alec Ewald University of Vermont Alec.Ewald@uvm.edu
Christopher Parker University of Rhode Island cmparker@uri.edu
Maureen Stobb Georgia Southern University mstobb@georgiasouthern.edu

Law and Courts Teaching and Mentoring Award

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, websites, classroom exercises, syllabi, or other devices designed to enhance the transmission of knowledge about law and courts to undergraduate or graduate students. Any member of the section may make a nomination for the Teaching and Mentoring Award by submitting a statement identifying the nominee and outlining the nature of the her or his innovation and the contribution it makes to achieving the purposes of the award (e-mail attachments, in the form of .pdf files, are acceptable). The Teaching and Mentoring Award is supported by a generous contribution from the Division for Public Education of the American Bar Association. Previous award winners can be found here: https://www.apsanet.org/STAFF/Membership-Workspace/Organized-Sections/Organized-Section-Awards/Organized-Section-Awards/Section-2. Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2023

 

Award Committee

Name Affiliation Email
Jennifer Bowie (chair) University of Richmond  jbowie@richmond.edu
Ellen Key Appalachian State University keyem@appstate.edu
John Maltese University of Georgia jmaltese@uga.edu
Salmon Shomade Emory University Salmon.Shomade@emory.edu
David Trowbridge Middle Tennessee State University david.trowbridge@mtsu.edu