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Herbert M. Kritzer is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences and economics, econometrics, and finance. Their work mainly focuses on law, judicial systems, and related political and economic dimensions.

The major fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Key subfields of research cover:

  • Law
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Strategy and Management

Their research topics span various legal and political studies, including:

  • Judicial and Constitutional Studies
  • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
  • Legal and Constitutional Studies
  • Comparative and International Law Studies
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies

Herbert M. Kritzer has published papers on judicial selection and empirical legal research. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Appointed or Elected: How Justices on Elected State Supreme Courts Are Actually Selected" (2022), published in Law & Social Inquiry
  • "Index" (2020), published by Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • "Empirical Research on Civil Justice: A Brief History" (2024), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Herbert M. Kritzer are:

  • Yoshimichi Satō
  • Akihide Inaba
  • Soko Aoki
  • Tomohiko Asano
  • Jihey Bae

Publication venues frequently featuring their work include:

  • International Journal of Japanese Sociology
  • Law & Social Inquiry
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Herbert M. Kritzer has authored several books primarily published by Cambridge University Press and Edward Elgar Publishing, demonstrating contributions to the study of judicial processes and empirical legal research. Titles include:

  • "Judicial Selection in the States" (2020)
  • "Litigating Judicial Selection" (2024)
  • "Advanced Introduction to Empirical Legal Research" (2021)

Best Publications

  • Jurisprudential Regimes in Supreme Court Decision Making

    Mark J. Richards;Herbert M. Kritzer

  • Courts, Law, and Politics in Comparative Perspective

    Herbert Jacob;Erhard Blankenburg;Herbert M. Kritzer;Doris M. Provine

  • The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research

    Peter Cane;Herbert M. Kritzer

  • The Professions Are Dead, Long Live the Professions: Legal Practice in a Postprofessional World

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • The Costs of Ordinary Litigation

    David M. Trubek;Austin Sarat;William L. F. Felstiner;Herbert M. Kritzer

  • Jurisprudential regimes and Supreme Court decisionmaking: The Lemon regime and establishment clause cases

    Herbert M. Kritzer;Mark J. Richards

  • The Justice Broker: Lawyers and Ordinary Litigation

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • Sisterhood in the Courtroom: Sex of Judge and Defendant as Factors in Criminal Case Disposition

    Herbert M. Kritzer;Thomas M. Uhlman

  • THE INFLUENCE OF LAW IN THE SUPREME COURT'S SEARCH-AND-SEIZURE JURISPRUDENCE

    Herbert M. Kritzer;Mark J. Richards

  • The data puzzle: The nature of interpretation in quantitative research

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • Ideology and American Political Elites

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • Political Correlates of the Behavior of Federal District Judges: A "Best Case" Analysis

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • Risks, Reputations, and Rewards: Contingency Fee Legal Practice in the United States

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • Legal Advocacy: Lawyers and Nonlawyers at Work

    Herbert Morris Kritzer

  • The impact of Bush v. Gore on public perceptions and knowledge of the Supreme Court

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • In litigation : do the "haves" still come out ahead?

    Herbert M. Kritzer;Susan S. Silbey

  • Contingent-Fee Lawyers and Their Clients: Settlement Expectations, Settlement Realities, and Issues of Control in the Lawyer-Client Relationship

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • Adjudication to Settlement: Shading in the Gray

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • Lawyer Fees and Lawyer Behavior in Litigation: What Does the Empirical Literature Really Say?

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • To Confront or Not to Confront: Measuring Claiming Rates in Discrimination Grievances

    Herbert M. Kritzer;Neil Vidmar;W. A. Bogart

  • Legal systems of the world : a political, social, and cultural encyclopedia

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • Disappearing Trials? A Comparative Perspective

    Herbert M. Kritzer

  • Risks, Reputations, and Rewards

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  • In Litigation: Do the Have's Still Come Out Ahead?

    Herbert M Kritzer;Susan S Silbey

  • Sisterhood in the Courtroom: Sex of Judge and Defendant as Factors in Criminal Case Disposition: An Interdisciplinary Collection

    Herbert M. Kritzer;Thomas M. Uhlman

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil Vidmar
Neil Vidmar Duke University
Austin Sarat
Austin Sarat Amherst College
David M. Trubek
David M. Trubek University of Wisconsin–Madison
Paul Brace
Paul Brace Rice University
Valerie P. Hans
Valerie P. Hans Cornell University

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