Harold Spaeth was research professor of law at Michigan State University College of Law and Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Michigan State. With support from the National Science Foundation, he created the first U.S. Supreme Court Database. As a pioneer in the field of Judicial Behavior, Professor Spaeth received numerous awards and honors—including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association.

Lee Epstein is the Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. She is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Political and Social Science. In addition to her position at WashU, she holds Distinguished Visiting Professorships at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Southern California. A recipient of 12 grants from the National Science Foundation, Epstein has authored or co-authored more than 100 articles and essays and 18 books. Professor Epstein’s empirical research, most of which uses the Supreme Court Database, is frequently cited in the New York Times, among other news media.

Michael J. Nelson is professor of political science and head of the Department of Political Science at Penn State. He is also affiliate faculty at Penn State Law and directs the Initiative on Legal Institutions and Democracy (ILIAD) in The McCourtney Institute for Democracy. The author of six books and dozens of articles on law and courts, he is the recipient of the Pritchett Award for the Best Book on Law and Courts, the Gray Award for Best Book on U.S. State Politics and Policy, Best Conference Paper and Service awards from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Russell Sage Foundation.

Andrew D. Martin is chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis and professor of political science, law, statistics and data science. Previously, he served as as dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan. Previously, he served in various positions at WashU, including as the Charles Nagel Chair of Constitutional Law and Political Science at the School of Law, vice dean of the School of Law, founding director of the Center for Empirical Research in the Law, and chair of the Department of Political Science in Arts and Sciences. A recipient of grants from many organizations, including the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health, Martin’s research has received awards from the Law and Courts section of the American Political Science Association, the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, and the Society of Political Methodology. Chancellor Martin is a Fellow of the Society for Political Methodology and an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.