Joe Bolton
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Professional
- Biography
Selected Publications
- Kromphardt, Christopher D., and Joseph Bolton. 2022. “Ready for their Closeup? Ideological Cues and Strategic Televising in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.” Justice System Journal 43(3): 260-278. DOI: 10.1080/0098261X.2022.2084002.
- Clayton, Cornell, and Joseph Bolton. 2021. “Trump v. Mazars and Trump v. Vance on Presidential Subpoenas.” In SCOTUS 2020: Major Decisions and Developments of the U.S. Supreme Court, ed. Morgan Marietta, 151 – 161. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Bolton, Joseph P., and Christopher D. Kromphardt. 2021. “Black Robes in the Limelight: News Values and Requests to Televise Oral Arguments in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1991-2005.” In Open Judicial Politics, 2nd edition, eds. Rorie Spill Solberg and Eric Waltenburg, 789 -902. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University.
Biography
Dr. Bolton received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Washington State University. His research focuses on judicial politics (e.g., constitutional law, media and the courts), political polarization, and the determinants of counter-partisan policy reform. He has taught at multiple universities, including Gonzaga University, Boise State University, and the University of Idaho.
Dissertation:
“The Search for Counter-Partisan Reform: Ideology & Influence in Medicaid & Marijuana Policy Reform”