Lawrence Baum

Professor of Political Science

Professor Baum has research and teaching interests in American politics, with a primary emphasis on judicial politics. The subjects of his research include the determinants of judges’ choices, the creation and behavior of specialized courts, and voting behavior in judicial elections. Among his books are The Puzzle of Judicial Behavior, Judges and Their Audiences, and Specializing the Courts. He has published in journals such as the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Politics. He has been chair of the Law, Courts, and Judicial Process section of the American Political Science Association and has been a member of several editorial boards, including the American Political Science Review and the American Journal of Political Science. He has received the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching and the University Distinguished Scholar Award.

2011. Specializing the Courts (University of Chicago Press).
2007. The Supreme Court (CQ Press; 10th Edition).
2006. Judges and Their Audiences: A Perspective on Judicial Behavior (Princeton University Press).

My Curriculum Vita (pdf)