IU School of Liberal Arts

David L. Weiden

Campus Address: Cavanaugh 503E
Phone: (317)278-7558
Fax: 317-278-3280
Email: dweiden@iupui.edu
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Appointments

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Director of Paralegal Studies

Education

B.A. University of Colorado at Boulder
J.D. University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin

Academic Interests

United States Supreme Court; comparative judicial systems; trial courts; public policy; American politics; Supreme Court of Canada.

Awards

Trustees' Teaching Award, 2011

Publications

“Judicial Politicization, Ideology and Activism at the High Courts of the United States, Canada and Australia.” Political Research Quarterly, 2011.
“Comparing Judicial Institutions: Using an Inquisitorial Trial Simulation to Facilitate Student Understanding of International Legal Traditions.” 2009. PS: Political Science & Politics.
“Examining the Influence of the European Convention on Human Rights in Northern Ireland Courts.” 2009. Social Science Journal 46(1): 150-63.
Co-author, Sorcerers' Apprentices: 100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court (New York University Press, 2006).

"Law Clerks," in Legal Systems of the World (ABC-Clio, 2002).