Law and Courts Organized Section Award Recipients

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.

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2018	Morgan L.W. Hazelton, St. Louis University “The Elevator Effect: How Collegiality Fosters Public Consensus.”
2018	Racheal K. Hinkle, State University of New York at Buffalo “The Elevator Effect: How Collegiality Fosters Public Consensus.”
2018	Michael Nelson, Penn State University “The Elevator Effect: How Collegiality Fosters Public Consensus.”
2018	Honorable Mention Nancy Arrington, Emory University “Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts.”
2018	Honorable Mention Leeann Bass, Emory University “Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts.”
2018	Honorable Mention Adam Glynn, Emory University “Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts.”
2018	Honorable Mention Jeffrey K. Staton, Emory University “Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts.”
2018	Honorable Mention Brian Delgado, Emory University “Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts.”
2018	Honorable Mention Staffan Lindberg, University of Guttenberg “Appointment Rules and Gender Divresity on High Courts.”
2017	Jonathan P. Kastellec, Princeton University “Judicial Federalism and Representation.”
2017	Honorable Mention Deborah Beim, Yale University “Sequential Adjudication.”
2017	Honorable Mention Tom S. Clark, Emory University “Sequential Adjudication.”
2017	Honorable Mention John W. Patty, University of Chicago “Sequential Adjudication.”
2016	Jonathan P. Kastellec, Princeton University “Empirically Evaluating the Counter-Majoritarian Difficulty: Public Opinion, State Policy, and Judicial Review Before Roe v. Wade“
2015	Matthew Incantalupo, Princeton University “Opinion Backlash and Public Attitudes: Are Political Advances in Gay Rights Counterproductive?” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association
2015	Thomas Hayes, University of Connecticut “Opinion Backlash and Public Attitudes: Are Political Advances in Gay Rights Counterproductive?” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association
2015	Benjamin Bishin, University of California, Riverside “Opinion Backlash and Public Attitudes: Are Political Advances in Gay Rights Counterproductive?” Presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association
2015	Rebecca Hamlin, Grinnell College “The Human Rights Act and the New Immigration Politics in the United Kingdom.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association
2014	Katerina Linos, University of California, Berkeley “The Supreme Court, the Media and Public Opinion: Comparing Experimental and Observational Methods.” Paper Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association
2014	Kimberly Twist, University of California, Berkeley “The Supreme Court, the Media and Public Opinion: Comparing Experimental and Observational Methods.” Paper Presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association
2013	Deborah Beim, Princeton University “Whistleblowing and Compliance in the Federal Judiciary” paper presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association
2013	Alexander Hirsch, Princeton University “Whistleblowing and Compliance in the Federal Judiciary” paper presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association
2013	Jonathan Kastellec, Princeton University “Whistleblowing and Compliance in the Federal Judiciary” paper presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association
2012	Quinn Mulroy, Syracuse University Enforcing Rights Protections: The Regulatory Power of Private Litigation and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2011	Stefanie Lindquist, University of Texas, Austin State Courts, State Legislatures, and United States Supreme Court Review
2011	Pamela Corley, Vanderbilt University State Courts, State Legislatures, and United States Supreme Court Review
2011	Honorable Mention Cliff Carrubba, Emory University “Rule Creation in a Political Hierarchy”
2011	Honorable Mention Tom Clark, Emory University “Rule Creation in a Political Hierarchy”
2010	Sarah Staszak, Princeton University “Institutions, Rulemaking and the Politics of Judicial Retrenchment”