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Education

• Ph.D., Politics, Princeton University, 2008
• M.A., Politics, Princeton University, 2005
• B.A., Political Science, Rutgers University, 2003

Academic Positions

• 2025–present: Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
  • Senior Fellow (by courtesy), Hoover Institution
• 2024–2025: Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
• 2008–2024: Faculty, Emory University (Department of Political Science)

Editorial Roles

• Editor, The Journal of Law & Courts (current)

Books

• Clark, Tom S., Adam N. Glynn, and Michael Leo Owens. Deadly Force: Police Shootings in Urban America. Princeton University Press, 2025.
• Clark, Tom S. The Supreme Court: An Analytic History of Constitutional Decision Making. Cambridge University Press. (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
• Clark, Tom S. The Limits of Judicial Independence. Cambridge University Press. (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
• Friedman, Barry, Tom S. Clark, Margaret Lemos, Andrew D. Martin, Anna Harvey, and Allison Larsen. Judicial Decision Making. West Academic, 2020.

Journal Articles

Agenda Setting and Lawmaking in Appellate Courts

Clark, Tom S. (forthcoming). "Agenda Setting and Lawmaking in Appellate Courts."

Deadly Force: Police Shootings in Urban America

Clark, Tom S., Adam N. Glynn, and Michael Leo Owens. (2025). Deadly Force: Police Shootings in Urban America. Princeton University Press.

When, Where, and Whom Do the Police Shoot?

Clark, Tom S. (2023). "When, Where, and Whom Do the Police Shoot?" — Winner of the Joseph Bernd Award, best paper in the Journal of Politics.

Politics from the Bench? Ideology and Strategic Voting in the Supreme Court of the United States

Clark, Tom S. (2022). "Politics from the Bench? Ideology and Strategic Voting in the Supreme Court of the United States."

Republican-Majority Appellate Panels Increase Execution Rates for Capital Defendants

Clark, Tom S. (2021). "Republican-Majority Appellate Panels Increase Execution Rates for Capital Defendants." Journal of Politics, 83(3).

Judicial Decision Making (Casebook)

Friedman, Barry, Tom S. Clark, Margaret Lemos, Andrew D. Martin, Anna Harvey, and Allison Larsen. (2020). Judicial Decision Making. West Academic.

Does Military Aid to Police Decrease Crime? Counterevidence from the Federal 1033 Program and Local Police Jurisdictions in the United States

Clark, Tom S. (2020). "Does Military Aid to Police Decrease Crime? Counterevidence from the Federal 1033 Program and Local Police Jurisdictions in the United States."

The Supreme Court: An Analytic History of Constitutional Decision Making

Clark, Tom S. The Supreme Court: An Analytic History of Constitutional Decision Making. Cambridge University Press. (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)

The Limits of Judicial Independence

Clark, Tom S. (2011). The Limits of Judicial Independence. Cambridge University Press. (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)

Talks

Teaching

Awards and Honors

• Joseph Bernd Award, best paper in the Journal of Politics, 2023
• William H. Riker Award, best book on political economy, APSA, 2012
• Best Journal Article Award, Law & Courts Section, APSA, 2013