Northern
http://polisci.niu.edu/polisci/faculty/ward/;
http://ssrn.com/author=923316;
http://youtube.com/user/aewardiv
Education
Ph.D.,
Areas of study:
American Politics, Public Law, and Methodology.
Dissertation
Topic: The Politics of Retirement from the
Committee:
M.A.,
B.A.,
Academic positions
Associate
Professor: Department of Political Science, Northern
Undergraduate courses: Judicial
Politics; Constitutional Law sequence; Comparative Law & Courts; Law,
Politics & Film
Graduate courses: Judicial
Politics, Qualitative Methods.
Assistant
Professor: Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois
University, 2002-2008.
Assistant
Professor: Department of Political Science,
Instructor:
Department of Political Science,
Instructor:
Department of Political Science, Syracuse University, 1998-1999.
Teaching fields
Public
Law: Judicial Politics; Constitutional Law and Theory;
Comparative Courts; Criminal Procedure; Law & Film.
American
Government & Politics: Survey Course; Presidency; Congress, American
Political Development.
Methodology:
Quantitative Methods; Qualitative Methods; Positive Theory of
Institutions.
Research interests
Judicial Decision Making, the
Awards and honors
Awarded $38,000 Congressional Fellowship, American
Political Science Association, 2002-2003. Conducted research for book manuscript
on U.S. Supreme Court law clerks. Worked as Legislative Assistant for the House
Committee on the Judiciary, 108th Congress. Portfolio:
Awarded Hughes-Gossett Prize for “The Tenth Justice: The
Retirement of William O. Douglas,” best paper on Supreme Court History, Supreme
Court Historical Society, 1999.
Selected as
Visiting Scholar,
Selected for the Supreme Court Historical Society Summer
Seminar, 2002. A small group of junior scholars were awarded a stipend to
participate in a month-long seminar on the topic of federalism.
Awarded Certificate
in University Teaching,
Awarded Certificate
in On-Line Teaching, Technology & Learning Program,
Selected to
teach at
Awarded $4,000
grant to develop on-line Law, Politics, & Film course, NIU, College of
Liberal Arts & Sciences External Programming, 2008.
Awarded $4,000
grant to develop on-line Judicial Politics course, NIU, College of Liberal Arts
& Sciences External Programming, 2006.
Awarded 2007 Artinian Travel Grant, Southern Political Science
Association,
Current research projects
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and
the New Right Political Regime. In
progress book manuscript.
The project explores how Kennedy’s behavior in
controversial areas of constitutional law such as abortion, religion, gay
rights, speech, equal protection, criminal procedure, and federalism is
consistent with the larger New Right political regime as defined by interest
group activity, legislative developments, and public opinion. In general, my
findings are supportive of Robert Dahl’s classic argument that Courts are
majoritarian in operation. At the same time, Kennedy has been more willing than
any justice in history to strike down popularly enacted laws. My findings
suggest important implications for the proposition of life tenure and judicial
independence.
Making the
The book explores the events
and politics in making the new Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts,
Jr. I argue that the driving force
behind the new Court was the Bush administration’s goal of achieving a “unitary
executive” by selecting nominees who would defer to presidential power on
issues relating to the war on terrorism.
First Among Equals: The Chief Justice of the
The project examines the
influence of the Chief Justice on the decision making of the Supreme Court.
Specifically, we are concerned about the extent to which Chiefs can foster
unanimity and collegiality through both their informal and formal powers. Do
Chief’s really have any power over the other justices? (w/Pamela C. Corley and
Books
Sorcerers’ Apprentices: 100
Years of Law Clerks at the
Deciding
To Leave: The Politics of Retirement from the Unites States Supreme Court.
At its core, this project involves
important questions concerning the allocation of political power. Should
political office-holders, and judges specifically, have life tenure? Should
they also have the resultant power to time their departures and thereby
influence whom their successors will be? The analysis demonstrates that
relatively recent changes in workload and generous retirement benefit have
transformed the process into one of partisan maneuvering where justices seek to
depart under like-minded presidents and Senates. When favorable administrations
are not in place, justices remain in their seats—often past their ability to
effectively participate in the work of the Court. Based
on the historical record, and particularly in light of the departures of
justices in recent decades, the book explains why mandatory retirement would
best serve the nation and the Court.
Articles and book chapters
“Sorcerers’ Apprentices:
“‘The
Good Old Number Three Club’ Gets a New Member,” Journal of Supreme Court History 33 (No.1, 2008): 110-119
“How One Mistake Leads To Another: On the Importance of
Verification/Replication,” Political Analysis 12 (No.2, 2004): 199-200. Complete
14-page article on Political Analysis Website: http://polmeth.wustl.edu/polanalysis/ancillary12.html
“Lyndon Johnson and the Fall of
the
“The Nominations Presidents Make: Appointing Justices to
the
“The Tenth Justice: The Retirement of William O.
Douglas,” Journal of Supreme Court
History, 25 (No.3, Winter 2000): 296-312.
“Secular Judicial Time: Post-Civil War Constitutional and
Institutional Development in the
“Byron White,” “Joseph Bradley,” “General Welfare
Clause,” “Clerks,” and “Female Law Clerks,” in Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the
“Law Clerks,” in The Encyclopedia of American Government
and Civics, eds. Lori Hans and Michael Genovese (
“Anthony Kennedy,” “Potter Stewart,” “Animal sacrifice,” “Ashcroft v. ACLU I,” “Ashcroft v. ACLU II,”
“Ashcroft v.
Free Speech Coalition,” “Board of Education of Kiryas
Joel v. Grumet,” “Bowen v. Kendrick,” “Child pornography,” “Child Protection
Restoration and Penalties Enhancement Act,” “The Devil in Miss Jones,” “Everson v. Board of
Education,” “Grand Rapids v. Ball,” “Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches School District,”
“Metro
Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC,” “Judith Miller,” “New York v. Ferber,”
“Parades,” and “Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act,” in The
Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, eds. David L. Hudson, David A.
Schultz, and John R. Vile (Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press,
forthcoming 2008).
Review Essay. Tinsley
Yarbrough, Harry A. Blackmun: The
Outsider Justice, Law and
Review Essay. Todd Peppers, Courtiers of the
“The Supreme Court and the
Gastronomical Model,” Law & Courts 17
(No.3, Summer 2007): 7-12.
Review Essay,
Review Essay.
“You Can Leave a Congressional Fellowship, but the
Fellowship
“United States Trust Co. v.
Review Essay. John M. Farren, Salt of the Earth, Conscience of the Court:
The Story of Justice Wiley Rutledge, Law
and Politics Book Review 15 (No.1, January 2005): 55-7.
“Thurgood Marshall,” “Arthur
Goldberg,” and “Harold Burton,” in Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in
America, eds. David Schultz and John R. Vile (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe,
2005), 130-131; 419-421; 597-599.
“Joseph McKenna,” “Phillip Barbour,” and “Henry Baldwin,”
in Tariffs and Trade in
“Anthony Kennedy” and “William O. Douglas,” in Encyclopedia of American Law, ed., David
Schultz (
“Webster v. Reproductive Health Services,” in Historical and Multicultural Encyclopedia of
Female Reproductive Rights in the
“The First Amendment to the
Review Essay. Patrick Hayden, Philosophical Perspectives on Law & Politics:
“George Sutherland,” “John Archibald Campbell,” and “John
Hessin Clarke,” in American National Biography, eds. John A. Garraty
and Mark C. Carnes (New York: Oxford
University Press, 1999) (4): 285-286, 972-974; (21): 164-165.
Review Essay. Bernard Schwartz, Decision: How the Supreme Court Decides Cases, Law and Politics Book Review 8 (No.4 April 1998): 168-171.
Conference papers
“Deciding
to Agree: Explaining Consensual Behavior on the
“Overly
Deferential to Executive Power:' Partisanship and Evasiveness in Justice Samuel
Alito’s Confirmation Hearing,” Southern Political Science Association,
“Honeymoon
on the Court? Chief Justices and Consensus-Building on the Supreme Court,” Southern Political Science Association,
“The
Chief Justice of the
“‘I
Think We’ve Exhausted This Topic’: Executive Authority, the War on Terrorism,
and the Senate’s Failure during the Roberts Confirmation Hearings,” Southern
Political Science Association,
“Timing is Everything: How the O’Connor and Rehnquist
Departures Demonstrate the Primacy of Institutions, Strategy and Partisanship
in Judicial Decision Making,” Midwest Political Science Association,
“The Political Accountability Principle: Justice Anthony
Kennedy's Federalism Jurisprudence and the New Right Political Regime,”
Southern Political Science Association,
“Mr. Kennedy
Tear Down This Wall: Justice Anthony Kennedy and the Effect of Regime Politics
on Judicial Decision Making in Religious Establishment Cases,” American
Political Science Association,
“Roman Catholic Agony: Justice Anthony Kennedy and the
Politics of Abortion on the
“The Gay Rights Jurisprudence of Justice Anthony
Kennedy,” Midwest Political Science Association,
“Law Clerks and Opinion Writing in the U.S. Supreme
Court,” American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, August 29-September
3, 2002 (with D. Weiden).
“The Real Sandra Day O'Connor: Comparing Senate
Confirmation Record with High Court Jurisprudence,” Law & Society
Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 30-June 1, 2002 (with F.
Robles)
“How
One Mistake Leads To Another: A Research Note on the Importance of
Verification/Replication,” Midwest Political Science Association,
“The
Ideological Variable in Supreme Court Law Clerk Selection,” Southwest Political
Science Association,
“Rehnquist, O'Connor, Stevens, and Ginsburg: Who Will Be
the Next Justice to Retire?” Western Political Science Association,
“Internet-based Instruction using WebCT:
Teaching Law & Politics,” American Political Science Association,
“Teaching Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences:
Problem-based Learning with Data Analysis” American Political Science
Association,
“Judicial Time: The Supreme Court’s Institutional and
Constitutional Development since the Civil War.” Northeast Political Science
Association,
“The Nominations Presidents Make: An Historical
Institutional Analysis of Supreme Court Appointments.” Law & Society
Association,
“Multimedia in the Political Science Classroom: A
Legitimate New Pedagogy or Smoke and Mirrors.” American Political Science Association,
“Will Justice Stevens Have His Cake and Eat it Too: Not
Retiring at the End of the 1994-95 Term May Have Been a Political
Miscalculation.”
Conference participation
Panel
discussant, “Law and Institutions in Time,” American Political Science
Association,
Panel
chair, “
Panel
discussant, “Norms, Doctrine, and Policy,” Midwest Political Science
Association,
Participant,
“Working Group on Methodology: New Perspectives on Qualitative and Quantitative
Tools,”
Panel
chair, “Authors Meet Critics: Hettinger, Lindquist, and Martinek, Judging on a Collegial Court: Influences on
Federal Appellate Decision Making,” Midwest Political Science Association,
Panel
chair and discussant, “Rights and Liberties,” Southern Political Science Association,
Panelist,
“Judicial Biography,” American Political Science Association,
Panel
chair, “Law and Culture,” Western Political Science Association,
Panel
discussant, “Race, Immigration and American Political Development;” Western
Political Science Association,
Panelist,
“Enrichment of the Graduate Experience: Departmental Programs and Environment
(on the one hand), and Graduate Student ‘Self Help’ and Initiative on the Other.”
American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, August 30-September
2, 2001.
Panel discussant, “Law and Social Change.” Law &
Society Association,
Panel chair, “Interactions between the U.S. Supreme Court and
Other Courts,” American Political Science Association,
Panel chair, “Interest Groups and the Courts,” Western
Political Science Association,
Invited lectures and presentations
“The
Declaration of Independence,” “The United States Constitution,” and “The Bill
of Rights,” The Bill of Rights Institute seminars,
“Incorporation:
Applying the Bill of Rights to the States,” “Incitement: The Evolution of Political
Speech in the
“Challenges
to Liberty: The U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court, and Political Speech,”
“Banned Books,” and “
“The Chief Justice”
“The U.S. Supreme Court and 21st
Century Freedom,” New Ideas in History Conference for social science high school
teachers, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, October 22, 2007.
“The
Founders on Personal and National Integrity,” “Respect for Religious Belief,”
and “Citizenship and the Constitution,” The Bill of Rights Institute seminar,
DePaul
“Federalists
v. Anti Federalists and the ‘Bill of Rights,’” “The Supreme Court and the
Creation of a ‘Bill of Rights,’” “Federalism” The Bill of Rights Institute seminar for the
“The
“The Disputed Election of 1800:
The First Constitutional Crisis and the Triumph of Statesmanship over
Legalism,” Elderhostel, Northern
“Judicial Review: Stuart
v. Laird, Marbury v. Madison, and
the
“Federalism and the Founders:
“Incorporation of the Bill of Rights,” Elderhostel,
Northern
“The Commerce Clause: Secret Weapon of the
“The Capitol Hill Experience: How a Bill Really Becomes a
Law,” The Dirksen Congressional Center’s annual Congress in the Classroom
workshop for high school and middle school teachers, Peoria, IL, July 31-August
3, 2006.
“Political Speech: Tinker
v.
“Free Exercise of Religion,” The Bill of Rights Institute
seminar for middle school teachers,
“Religious Establishment,” The Bill of Rights Institute
seminar of middle school teachers,
“Law Clerks as Research Subjects,” Empirical Legal
Studies Blog Forum, www.elsblog.org, March 6-10, 2006.
“Chief Justice John Roberts and the Future of the
“Freedom of Speech: Political Speech & Freedom of the
Press,” The Bill of Rights Institute seminar for middle school teachers,
“The Boundaries of Free Expression: Obscenity,” The Bill
of Rights Institute seminar for high school teachers, Tribune Tower,
“The 2004
Election and the Future of the U.S. Supreme Court,” New Ideas in History and
Political Science for social science high school teachers, Northern Illinois
University, DeKalb, IL, November 16, 2004.
“Implications of the 2004 Election on Appointments to the
Federal Judiciary,” New Ideas in History and Political Science for social
science high school teachers, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, April
30, 2004.
Panelist, “What Really Happened in 2000? A
Coup d'Etat or Politics as Usual?” New
Ideas in History and Political Science for social science high school teachers,
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, April 30, 2004.
“Student Interaction Outside the Classroom in Web-Based
Courses,” Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, CSU
Manuscript/proposal reviewer
American Journal
of Political Science (2008), Routledge (2008), Jones
& Bartlett Publishers (2008), American Political Science Review (2007), Rowman & Littlefield (2007), Longman Press (2007),
University of Texas Press (2007), Social Science Quarterly (2007), Sage
Publications (2006, 2007), Journal of Politics (2006), Perspectives on Politics
(2006), Roxbury Press (2006), Judicature (2005, 2006),
Wall Street Journal (2007), Associated Press (2003, 2005,
2006, 2007), Legal Times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007),
Professional association memberships
American Political Science
Association, 1995-present.
American Judicature Society,
1997-present.
Law & Society Association,
1997-present.
Supreme Court Historical
Society, 1999-present.
Midwest Political
Science Association, 2002-present.
Southern Political Science
Association, 2003-present
Society for Empirical
Professional service
Editor, Law & Courts Newsletter, Law & Courts
Section of the American Political Science Association, 2007-2010.
Faculty Advisor, Pre-Law Society, Northern Illinois
University, 2006-present.
Academic Partner: Teacher Education Program, The Bill of
Rights Institute, Arlington, VA, 2005-present.
Webmaster, Dept. of Political Science, Northern Illinois
University, 2004-present.
Editor, Alumni Newsletter, Department of Political
Science, Northern Illinois University, 2007-2008.
Instructor, University 101 course for incoming students,
Northern Illinois University, 2006-2007.
Department Chair Search Committee, Dept. of Political
Science, Northern Illinois University, 2005-2006.
Executive
Committee, Dept. of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 2005-2006.
American Politics Search Committee, Department of
Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 2004-2005.
Undergraduate
Studies Committee, Dept. of Political Science, Northern Illinois University,
2003-2004.
Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Political Science,
American Politics Search Committee, Department of
Political Science, Syracuse University, 1996-7.
Community service
Member, Sierra Club,
Co-Founder,
Citizenship/ESL Instructor,
Korean American Community Services,
Law Clerk
(undergraduate internship) to Hon. Robert M. Latteau,
Superior Court Judge,
Briefed Judge on cases and performed legal research.
Law Clerk (undergraduate
volunteer)
landlord/tenant division, San Fernando Valley Neighborhood Legal Serv., CA
1993-4. Client intake, drafted letters, and performed legal research.