Submissions are now being accepted for the Spring 2026 Law & Courts Newsletter. The Newsletter publishes articles, research notes, features, commentaries, and announcements of interest to members of the Law & Courts Section. Interested in submitting? Contact mstobb@georgiasouthern.edu
for details.

Award deadlines for our section are coming up!

Friendly reminder the deadline for applications to be the next editor of JLC is coming! (It's 2/1)

I'll be at SPSA if you want to chat about it!

Reminder that it's nomination season. Get your nominations in!

Friendly reminder that JLC is looking for a new editor! Applications due to the committee by 2/1/2026.

The APSA Law & Courts Section is searching for the next Editor of the Journal of Law and Courts (starting Jan. 2027).
Apply by Feb. 1, 2026.
Questions? Contact the Search Committee:
K. Randazzo, A. Badas, D. Hughes, J. Schoenherr.

Section2 - American Political Science Association (APSA) 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.

Help us celebrate the incredible work in our field!
Nominate yourself or others for the annual Law & Courts Section Awards!
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 15, 2026
🏅 Winners announced at APSA Boston, Sept 3–6, 2026
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📢 Job Alert: The University of Central Arkansas’ Department of Government, Public Service, and International Studies invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in American Government & Politics (start Aug. 2026). Apply by Oct. 8, 2025: jobs.uca.edu

Are you on the job market? Tell us! We'd love to feature you: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🌟 Job Market Spotlight 🌟
Meet Justin Burnworth, a Ph.D. candidate at UMass Amherst. His research explores how Supreme Court justices craft and justify opinions, the politics of Court nominations, and the dynamics of constitutional change.
Learn more: sites.google.com/umass.edu/justinburnworth/bio

🔎 Job Market Spotlight: Meet Lucia Lopez, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Houston and licensed attorney. Her research explores access to justice, legitimacy of state legal institutions and social policy. Learn more: www.lucia-lopez.com

Read It. Cite It. Syllabus It. And use for tenure letters!

FANTASTIC WORK by @abbymatthews.bsky.social @alyxmark.bsky.social and Monica Lineberger!

cc: @lawcourtsapsa.bsky.social

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Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - American Political Thought - Houston, Texas, United States Department: Political Science Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Political Science at the University of Houston invites applications for an open rank position of ...

The University of Houston is looking to hire a political theorist who specializes in American Political Thought or Constitutional theory and development. Here's the link: careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...

Jeff Staton presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Charles Cameron 🏆👏 Congratulations to Dr. Cameron on this well-deserved honor and thank you for your extraordinary contributions to our field!

Another highlight of the weekend was watching Kayla Canelo present the Lasting Contribution Award to Tim Johnson, Paul Wahlbeck, and James Spriggs (in photo) for their landmark article ‘The Influence of Oral Arguments on the U.S. Supreme Court.’ 🏆👏

We were thrilled to watch Ali Masood present the C. Herman Pritchett Award to Ryan Black, Ryan Owens, and Patrick Wohlfarth for their book Cognitive Aging and the Federal Circuit Courts. Congratulations to all three on this well-deserved recognition!

Sara Heridia presented the Mentoring Award to Ryan Black 🎉👏 Huge congratulations to Ryan for his exceptional guidance and support of emerging scholars!

Weekend highlight: Elizabeth Lane presenting Andrew O'Donohue with the Best Conference Paper award! 🏅🎉

Politics Department: Legal Studies Program Teaching Professor (Initial Review Date Nov. 14, 2025) University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!

🐌 UC Santa Cruz (home of the Banana Slugs!) is hiring a tenure-track/tenured Teaching Professor of Legal Studies. Applications due 11/14. Apply here 👉 recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01985

Congrats to Benjamin Garcia-Holgado for the best dissertation in public law! Also shoutout to Jan Eijking for the best dissertation in the field of international relations, law and politics! Make sure you check out these wonderful scholars (and more) below!

We're back, y'all!

Hitting that #TenureTrackHustle hard, but finding time to support our fellow #JudicialWomen nonetheless!

LET'S GO!!!!!!!!!

(PS - follow @lawcourtsapsa.bsky.social for all your official APSA Law and Courts content)

(PPS - We are not judges, please don't tag us to yell at them!)

Omg yes!! Welcome back before the biggest party of the year (APSA of course)!

Each year at #APSA our section honors a scholar with the Lifetime Achievement Award. 🎉 This year we celebrate Chuck Cameron!
Join us for a roundtable on his scholarship, teaching, and mentorship:
📅 Fri Sept 12 | 4:00–5:30pm PDT
📍 Vancouver CC, West Level 3, West 302 & 303

Make sure you download the app well before your panel so you’re not scrambling 10 minutes beforehand trying to find your way to your panel. ✨

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Are you presenting at APSA? Tell us about it! Send us a DM or respond and we'll highlight your panel!

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We’ll be sharing opportunities, events, and highlights from across the field. Stay tuned — and tell a colleague to join us! 🌟