Peer-Reviewed Articles
Artabe, Eugenia, Alex Badas, and Lucia Lopez. 2025. "The Partisan Foundations of Attitudes towards State Supreme Courts." Political Research Quarterly. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Billy Justus. 2025. "Measuring Ideological Polarization in State Supreme Courts 1970-2019." Social Science Quarterly. Download the polarization statistics. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2025. "Judicial Ambition and the Crafting of Law: How Promotion Potential Shapes Appellate Opinions." Political Research Quarterly. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Eric R. Schmidt. 2025. "Social Imagery and Subjective Ideological Proximity to the Supreme Court: Evidence from Evangelical Christians." Political Research Quarterly. 78(2) 768-782. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2025. "Legislative Diversity and the Rise of Women Judicial Nominees." Politics, Groups, and Identities. 13(2) 476-484. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2025. "Measuring Ideological Polarization on the Circuit Courts of Appeals 1953-2022." Journal of Law and Courts. 13(2) 463-478. Download the polarization statistics. [PDF]
Badas, Alex, Bailey K. Sanders, and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2025. "The Role of Judge Gender and Ideology in Hiring Female Law Clerks." Journal of Law and Courts. 13(2) 397-419. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Eric R. Schmidt. 2024. “Social Imagery and Judicial Legitimacy: Evidence
from Evangelical Christians.” Political Research Quarterly. 77(1) 137-151. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Billy Justus. 2024. "Millionaire Justices and Attitudes towards the Supreme Court." Political Behavior. 46 1985-2004. [PDF]
Artabe, Eugenia and Alex Badas. 2023. "Measuring the Countermajoritarian Nature of Supreme Court Decisions." The Journal of Legal Studies. 52(2) 345-375. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Billy Justus. 2023. "Media Attention and Deliberation on the Supreme Court." Political Research Quarterly. 76(2) 757-769. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2023. "Motivated Reasoning and Attitudes Towards Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings: Evidence from Five Nominations and an Experiment." Political Research Quarterly. 76(2) 540-552. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2023. "Descriptive Representation, Judicial Nominations, and Perceptions of Presidential Accomplishment." Representation. 59(2) 249-270. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2023. "Gender and Ambition among Potential Law Clerks." Journal of Law and Courts. 11(1) 116-140. [PDF]
Badas, Alex, Billy Justus, and Siyu Li. 2022. "Assessing the Influence of Supreme Court's Shadow Docket in the Judicial Hierarchy." Justice System Journal. 43(4) 609-622. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Elizabeth Simas. 2022. "The Supreme Court as an Electoral Issue: Evidence from Three Studies." Political Science Research and Methods. 10(1) 49-67. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2021. "The Chief Justice and Judicial Legitimacy: Evidence from the Influence of Public Opinion." Justice System Journal. 42(2) 150-163. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2020. "Elevation Potential Among Circuit Court Nominees and Its Effect on the Senate's Confirmation Behavior." Political Research Quarterly 73(1) 96-110. Download Elevation Estimates. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2019. "Policy Disagreement and Judicial Legitimacy: Evidence from the 1937 Court Packing Plan." The Journal of Legal Studies 42(2) 377-408. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2019. "The Applied Legitimacy Index: A New Approach to Measuring Judicial Legitimacy." Social Science Quarterly 100(5) 1848-1861. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "Voting for Women in Nonpartisan and Partisan Elections." Electoral Studies 57 245-255. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "Michelle Obama as a Political Symbol: Race, Gender and Public Opinion towards the First Lady." Politics & Gender 15(3) 431-459. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2018. "Someone Like Me: Descriptive Representation and Support for Supreme Court Nominees." Political Research Quarterly 71(4) 127–142. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2016. "The Public's Motivated Response to Supreme Court Decision-Making." Justice System Journal 37(4) 318-330. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Billy Justus. 2025. "Measuring Ideological Polarization in State Supreme Courts 1970-2019." Social Science Quarterly. Download the polarization statistics. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2025. "Judicial Ambition and the Crafting of Law: How Promotion Potential Shapes Appellate Opinions." Political Research Quarterly. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Eric R. Schmidt. 2025. "Social Imagery and Subjective Ideological Proximity to the Supreme Court: Evidence from Evangelical Christians." Political Research Quarterly. 78(2) 768-782. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2025. "Legislative Diversity and the Rise of Women Judicial Nominees." Politics, Groups, and Identities. 13(2) 476-484. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2025. "Measuring Ideological Polarization on the Circuit Courts of Appeals 1953-2022." Journal of Law and Courts. 13(2) 463-478. Download the polarization statistics. [PDF]
Badas, Alex, Bailey K. Sanders, and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2025. "The Role of Judge Gender and Ideology in Hiring Female Law Clerks." Journal of Law and Courts. 13(2) 397-419. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Eric R. Schmidt. 2024. “Social Imagery and Judicial Legitimacy: Evidence
from Evangelical Christians.” Political Research Quarterly. 77(1) 137-151. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Billy Justus. 2024. "Millionaire Justices and Attitudes towards the Supreme Court." Political Behavior. 46 1985-2004. [PDF]
Artabe, Eugenia and Alex Badas. 2023. "Measuring the Countermajoritarian Nature of Supreme Court Decisions." The Journal of Legal Studies. 52(2) 345-375. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Billy Justus. 2023. "Media Attention and Deliberation on the Supreme Court." Political Research Quarterly. 76(2) 757-769. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2023. "Motivated Reasoning and Attitudes Towards Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings: Evidence from Five Nominations and an Experiment." Political Research Quarterly. 76(2) 540-552. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2023. "Descriptive Representation, Judicial Nominations, and Perceptions of Presidential Accomplishment." Representation. 59(2) 249-270. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2023. "Gender and Ambition among Potential Law Clerks." Journal of Law and Courts. 11(1) 116-140. [PDF]
- Received an honorable mention for the Best Conference Paper Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association.
Badas, Alex, Billy Justus, and Siyu Li. 2022. "Assessing the Influence of Supreme Court's Shadow Docket in the Judicial Hierarchy." Justice System Journal. 43(4) 609-622. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Elizabeth Simas. 2022. "The Supreme Court as an Electoral Issue: Evidence from Three Studies." Political Science Research and Methods. 10(1) 49-67. [PDF]
- Received the Best Journal Article Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association.
Badas, Alex. 2021. "The Chief Justice and Judicial Legitimacy: Evidence from the Influence of Public Opinion." Justice System Journal. 42(2) 150-163. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2020. "Elevation Potential Among Circuit Court Nominees and Its Effect on the Senate's Confirmation Behavior." Political Research Quarterly 73(1) 96-110. Download Elevation Estimates. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2019. "Policy Disagreement and Judicial Legitimacy: Evidence from the 1937 Court Packing Plan." The Journal of Legal Studies 42(2) 377-408. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2019. "The Applied Legitimacy Index: A New Approach to Measuring Judicial Legitimacy." Social Science Quarterly 100(5) 1848-1861. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "Voting for Women in Nonpartisan and Partisan Elections." Electoral Studies 57 245-255. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2019. "Michelle Obama as a Political Symbol: Race, Gender and Public Opinion towards the First Lady." Politics & Gender 15(3) 431-459. [PDF]
Badas, Alex and Katelyn E. Stauffer. 2018. "Someone Like Me: Descriptive Representation and Support for Supreme Court Nominees." Political Research Quarterly 71(4) 127–142. [PDF]
Badas, Alex. 2016. "The Public's Motivated Response to Supreme Court Decision-Making." Justice System Journal 37(4) 318-330. [PDF]
Research Grants
Small Grant Program, University of Houston. 2025. $18,000 [$10,000 from grant, $8,000 from department matching funds].
Research Progress Grant, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston. 2024. $4000.
Artinian Travel Award, Southern Political Science Association, 2022. $500
New Faculty Research Grant, University of Houston. 2019. $6000.
Research Progress Grant, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston. 2019. $4000.
Research Progress Grant, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston. 2024. $4000.
Artinian Travel Award, Southern Political Science Association, 2022. $500
New Faculty Research Grant, University of Houston. 2019. $6000.
Research Progress Grant, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston. 2019. $4000.
Research Presentations
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2014
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2014-2017
Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association Virtual Brownbag: 2021
Robert H. Jackson Center: 2022
Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2022
Texas American Politics Symposium: 2019
Utah Valley University Center for Constitutional Studies: 2021
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2014-2017
Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association Virtual Brownbag: 2021
Robert H. Jackson Center: 2022
Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2022
Texas American Politics Symposium: 2019
Utah Valley University Center for Constitutional Studies: 2021
