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Tonja Jacobi is Professor of Law and Sam Nunn Chair in Ethics and Professionalism at Emory University School of Law, where she has established herself as a leading expert on Supreme Court judicial behavior. Her research combines empirical, formal, and doctrinal methods to examine various aspects of judicial decision-making, with particular expertise in Supreme Court oral arguments.
Her educational background includes a PhD in Political Science from Stanford University, a Masters from the University of California, Berkeley, and law and undergraduate degrees with First Class Honors from the Australian National University.
Professor Jacobi's research focuses on judicial politics, behavior, and strategy; American governmental institutions; and constitutional law, particularly constitutional criminal procedure. She has conducted empirical studies covering sixty years of Supreme Court arguments, identifying patterns and prejudices in judicial behavior that can predict case outcomes. Her work has been cited by Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg, who noted it influenced how the Court conducts oral arguments.
Her scholarship spans constitutional law, criminal procedure, legislative process, and judicial behavior, with particular attention to how political institutions interact to shape the law. Her research on Supreme Court oral arguments has been especially influential in understanding judicial decision-making processes.
Professor Jacobi has published in over sixty peer-reviewed and law review journals and co-founded ScotusOA.com, a website devoted to empirical analyses of Supreme Court oral arguments. She regularly writes op-eds for major publications including the New York Times and Washington Post, and previously authored the 'Questions Presented' column for Bloomberg Law from April 2023 to April 2024.
She serves as faculty advisor to both the American Constitutional Society and the Federalist Society at Emory Law, demonstrating her commitment to fostering diverse perspectives on constitutional issues.
