Tom Clark

Dr. Tom Clark

Associate Professor 

117 Tarbutton Hall
Department of Political Science
Emory University
1555 Dickey Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
Office Phone: (404) 727-6615
Office Fax: (404) 727-4586
Email: tclark7@emory.edu
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Tom S. Clark is associate professor of political science. His research focuses on judicial politics, American political institutions, rational choice institutionalism. Current research projects include a the study of law-making in the judicial hierarchy, the development of statistical models of legal doctrine, and the consequences of various methods of selection for state supreme court judges' responsiveness to public opinion. Prof. Clark's book, The Limits of Judicial Independence, was published in 2011 by Cambridge University Press. Prof. Clark received his BA (2003) from Rutgers University, and his MA (2005) and PhD (2008) in Politics from Princeton University. Clark also holds a courtesy appointment in the Emory School of Law.