Published Research
Abigail V. Hassett, Elizabeth A. Lane, and Jessica A. Schoenherr. 2024. “‘A Matter of Great Importance’: Interest Groups, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Supreme Court Nominations.” in Open Judicial Politics Reader, 3rd ed, eds. Jennifer Segal Diascro, Rorie L. Solberg, and Eric N. Waltenburg. Oregon State University Open Textbook Initiative. Paper
Abigail V. Hassett and Kirk A. Randazzo. 2024. “Education vs. Experience? An Elite Legal Dynasty Among Federal Judges in the United States” in Informality and Judicial Institutions: Comparative Perspectives, eds. Björn Dressel, Raul Sanchez-Urribarri, and Alexander Stroh. Edinburgh University Press.
Kirk A. Randazzo, Abigail V. Hassett, and Anna Puente. 2026. “The Judicial Balancing Act: Ideology, Law, and Legitimacy in Supreme Court Decisions” in Divided Nation, eds. Jamie Carson and Ryan Williamson. De Gruyter.
Research in Progress
Abigail V. Hassett and Adam G. Rutkowski. “‘You Did What?!’ Questioning Federal Judicial Nominees’ Prior Political Activity.”
Abigail V. Hassett. “Unified We Stand: Judicial Ambition, Partisan Politics, and the Senate Confirmations of Lower Court Nominees.” Honorable Mention, Best Graduate Student Paper, APSA Law and Courts Section
Abigail V. Hassett. “Seeking the Heights: Judicial Ambition and Elevations from the U.S. District Courts”
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