Artemus Ward

Artemus Ward is professor of political science at Northern Illinois University. He received his Ph.D. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University and was a Congressional Fellow on the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC. His books include Deciding to Leave: The Politics of Retirement from the United States Supreme Court (2003), Sorcerers' Apprentices: 100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court (2006), In Chambers: Stories of Law Clerks and Their Justices (2012), The Puzzle of Unanimity: Consensus on the United States Supreme Court (2013), and American Judicial Process: Myth and Reality in Law and Courts (2015). His articles have appeared in such outlets as Congress & the Presidency, Journal of Supreme Court History, Justice System Journal, Marquette Law Review, Political Analysis, Tulsa Law Review, and White House Studies. His research and commentary has been featured by the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, NBC Nightly News, Fox News, and C-SPAN and he is a two-time award winner of the Hughes-Gossett Prize for historical excellence from the Supreme Court Historical Society.