Rebecca Gill Author

Rebecca Gill is assistant professor of political science at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA. She coded the High Court of Australia cases for the National Science Foundation-funded High Courts Judicial Database, which consists of over thirty years of data for 10 countries. In addition to her work analyzing the High Court, she also studies judicial decision-making and institutions in the American states and cross-nationally. She has published widely on issues relating to judicial decision-making. Jason Pierce is associate professor of political science and interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Dayton, USA. His research focuses on the comparative study of courts and constitutional rights, particularly the Australian system. He is the author of books and numerous journal articles on courts and constitutional rights. David L. Weiden is assistant professor of Political Science at Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA. His work examines the comparative study of judicial systems, and he has previously published work on the high courts of Australia, Canada, and Northern Ireland.