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. | View Full Bio
Experience
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