a research overview.
My research interests include judicial politics, quantitative methods, American politics, empirical legal studies, administrative law, and civil procedure. Many of my current projects focus on judicial decision making, federal courts, judicial diversity, and the litigation process.
data.
Federal District Court Judge Ideology Scores [details and data here]Law & Courts "Top 3" Journal Publications (Coming Soon)
publications.
Christina L. Boyd and David A. Hoffman. "Litigating Toward Settlement." Accepted for publication in Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization. [project page]Ryan C. Black and Christina L. Boyd. "Selecting the Select Few: The Discuss List and the U.S. Supreme Court’s Agenda-Setting Process." Accepted for publication in Social Science Quarterly [project page]
Ryan C. Black and Christina L. Boyd. 2012. "The Role of Law Clerks in the U.S. Supreme Court's Agenda-Setting Process." American Politics Research. 40: 147-173 [project page]
Ryan C. Black and Christina L. Boyd. Forthcoming 2012. "US Supreme Court Agenda Setting and the Role of Litigant Status." Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization. 28(1). [project page]
Christina L. Boyd, Lee Epstein, and Andrew D. Martin. 2010 "Untangling the Causal Effects of Sex on Judging." American Journal of Political Science. 54(2): 389-411. [project page]
Christina L. Boyd and David A. Hoffman. 2010. "Disputing Limited Liability" Northwestern University Law Review. 104(3): 853-916. [project page]
Lee Epstein, Andrew D. Martin, and Christina L. Boyd. 2007. "On the Effective Communication of the Results of Empirical Studies, Part II." Vanderbilt Law Review. 60:101-146. [project page]
Christina
L. Boyd and
James F. Spriggs.
2009. “An
Examination of Strategic Anticipation of Appellate Court Preferences by
Federal District Court Judges” Washington
University Journal of Law and Policy.
29: 37-80. [article url]
Pauline Kim, Margo Schlanger, Christina L. Boyd, and Andrew D. Martin. 2009. “How Should We Study District Judge Decision-Making” Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. 29: 83-112. [article url]
Christina L. Boyd and Lee Epstein. May 3, 2009. “When Women Rule, It Makes a Difference” Washington Post. [url]
Lee Epstein, Christina L. Boyd and Andrew D. Martin. 2008. "The Court(s) and the Election" Miller-McCune Magazine. [url]
Pauline Kim, Margo Schlanger, Christina L. Boyd, and Andrew D. Martin. 2009. “How Should We Study District Judge Decision-Making” Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. 29: 83-112. [article url]
Christina L. Boyd and Lee Epstein. May 3, 2009. “When Women Rule, It Makes a Difference” Washington Post. [url]
Lee Epstein, Christina L. Boyd and Andrew D. Martin. 2008. "The Court(s) and the Election" Miller-McCune Magazine. [url]
ongoing projects.
Unaccountable Justice? The Decision Making of Magistrate Judges in the Federal District Courts (with Jacqueline Sievert) [project page]Adjudicatory Oversight in Executive Branch Agencies (with Amanda Driscoll) [project page]
Building a Taxonomy of Litigation: Clusters of Causes of Action in Federal Complaints (with David A. Hoffman, Zoran Obradovic, & Kosta Ristovski) [project page]
She'll Settle It? [project page]
Decision Selection in the Federal District Courts [project page]
dissertation.
(1)
Integrating Process, Policy, and Outcomes in Judicial Studies
(2) The Impact of Courts of Appeals on Substantive and Procedural Success in the Federal District Courts
(3) Quantifying Appeals
(2) The Impact of Courts of Appeals on Substantive and Procedural Success in the Federal District Courts
(3) Quantifying Appeals
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