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Russell Wheeler

Russell Wheeler

Visiting Fellow, Governance Studies

Russell Wheeler is an expert on various aspects of U.S. courts, especially federal courts, including the selection of judges; the relationship between those courts and the other branches of government, and with the press; and ethical constraints on judicial behavior. His current research includes as well the structure and operation of the immigration courts in the Department of Justice. He is a former deputy director of the Federal Judicial Center, research and education agency for the federal court system. Read Full Bio



Expertise

Courts; Inter-branch relations; Judges                                                    

  • Language Fluency:
  • Spanish

Background

Current Positions
President, Governance Institute; President, Board of Directors, Justice Studies Center of the Americas, Santiago, Chile; Adjunct Professor Washington College of Law, American University

Past Positions
Deputy Director, Federal Judicial Center; Senior Staff Associate, Court Planning Project, National Center for State Courts; Judicial Fellow and Research Associate, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Texas Tech University; Board of Editors, Justice System Journal

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, University of Chicago, 1970; M.A., Political Science, University of Chicago, 1968; B.A., Augustana College, Illinois, 1965


Research and Commentary

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Save to My PortfolioWeb Chat: The Supreme Court and the Presidential RaceOctober 12, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioOptions for Federal Judicial Screening Committees (Second Edition)September 13, 2011The Brookings Institution, The Governance Institute, and the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, University of Denver
Save to My PortfolioRegulating the Ethics of Supreme Court Justices?March 21, 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioJudicial Nomination: Into the Home StretchSeptember 27, 2010The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioConstitution Day 2010 and the Supreme Court’s DocketSeptember 17, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioWeb Chat: Elena Kagan and the Supreme CourtAugust 04, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioOptions for Federal Judicial Screening CommitteesJuly 02, 2010The Governance Institute and the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, University of Denver
Save to My PortfolioThe Executive Office for Immigration Review: Improving Immigration CourtsJune 17, 2010House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
Save to My PortfolioU.S. Immigration Adjudication SystemMay 2010Duke Law Journal
Save to My PortfolioIn the Wake of Justice Stevens' RetirementApril 09, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioThe Changing Face of the Federal JudiciaryAugust 2009The Brookings Institution

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Contact Information

rwheeler@brookings.edu

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