July, 2010
Todd Christian Peppers
Curriculum Vitae
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Department of Public Affairs300 Brittany Lane
RoanokeCollegeSalem, Virginia 24153
Salem, Virginia24153(540) 375-3988
(540) 375-2417
Education
EmoryUniversity, Atlanta, Georgia. Ph.D. in Political Science. 2003.
University of VirginiaSchool of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia. J.D., 1994.
Washington & LeeUniversity, Lexington, Virginia. B.A., 1990 (summa cum laude).
Publications
Books
Courtiers of the Marble Palace: The Rise and Influence of the Supreme Court Law Clerk. StanfordUniversity Press (April 2006).
Anatomy of an Execution: The Life and Death of Douglas Christopher Thomas. With Laura Anderson. Northeastern University Press (November2009).
Articles
Social Science Journals
“The Etiology of the Occurrence of En Banc Review in the U.S. Court of Appeals.” With Micheal W. Giles, Virginia Hettinger, and Christopher Zorn. American Journal of Political Science. 51 (July 2007): 449-463.
“Research Note: Picking Federal Judges: A Note on Policy and Partisan Selection Agendas.” With Micheal W. Giles and Virginia Hettinger. Political Research Quarterly. 54 (September 2001): 623-641.
History Journals
“Justice Hugo Black and His Law Clerks: Match Making and Match Point.” Journal of Supreme Court History (forthcoming, 2011).
“The Supreme Court and the Curse of the Gypsy: The Tragic Tale of Clarence Melville York.” The Green Bag 2d. Vol. 13, No. 2 (Winter 2010): 173-186.
“The Mystery of Charles Kennedy Poe.” Supreme Court Historical Society Quarterly Vol. XXXI, No. 3 (2009): 6-9.
“Isaiah and His Young Disciples: Justice Brandeis and His Law Clerks.” Journal of Supreme Court HistoryVol. 34, No. 1(2009): 75-97.
“A Justice By Any Other Name: The Case of Louis D. Brandeis.”Supreme Court Historical Society Quarterly Vol. XXIX, No. 2 (2008): 8-9.
“William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. – Breaking the Color Barrier at the United States Supreme Court.” Journal of Supreme Court HistoryVol. 33, No. 3 (2008): 353-370.
“Birth of An Institution: Horace Gray and The Lost Law Clerks.” Journal of Supreme Court History Vol. 32, No. 3 (2007): 229-248.
Law Reviews and Legal Journals
“Law Clerk Influence on Supreme Court Decision Making.” With Christopher Zorn. DePaul Law Review Vol. 58, No. 1 (2008).
“Inside Judicial Chambers: How Federal District Court Judges Select and Use Their Law Clerks.” With Micheal W. Giles and Bridget Tainer-Parkins. Albany Law ReviewVol. 71, No. 2 (2008): 623-645.
“Undue Influence? Ideology and Supreme Court Law Clerks.” JURIST: Legal News & Research. March 3, 2006.
Opinion Pieces
“‘Junior Justices?’ Kagan’s Confirmation Hearing Should Shine a Light on the Role of Law Clerks and the Possibility They Improperly Exercise Article III Powers.”The National Law Journal. June 21, 2010.
“Hiding Behind The Robes: If Law Clerks Do Not Exercise Undue Influence, Why All the Secrecy?” With Artemus Ward. The National Law Journal. August 10, 2009.
Book Manuscripts
Behind the Bench: Portraits of United States Supreme Court Law Clerks and Their Justices. Edited volume (co-editor Artemus Ward). Under contract with University of Virginia Press.
The Elect: Supreme Court Law Clerks and the Making of American Law. With Christopher Zorn. Under contract with Oxford University Press.
Papers Under Review
“The Hidden Politics of Designation in the United States Courts of Appeals.” With Christopher Zorn and Katie O’Harra-Vigilante. Revise and resubmit received from American Politics Research.
Conference and Working Papers
“The Mysterious Decline of En Banc Review in the U.S. Courts of Appeals.” With Micheal Giles, Megan Greening and Joshua Strayhorn.
“Law Clerk Influence on Supreme Court Decision making.” 2006 American Political Science Association Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Panel Presentation by Todd C. Peppers and Christopher Zorn.
“Courtiers of the Marble Palace: The Secret Life and Influence of United States Supreme Court Law Clerks.” 2000 Conference of the Scientific Study of Judicial Politics, Columbus, Ohio. Panel presentation by Todd C. Peppers.
“The United States Supreme Court and Alumni Relations: The Role of LawSchool Affiliation in Clerk Selection.” 1999 Southern Political Science Association Meeting. Savannah, GA. Panel presentation by Todd C. Peppers.
“Sitting by Designation: Ideology and Caseload in District Court Judge Participation on the Federal Courts of Appeal.” 1998 American Political Science Association Meeting. Boston, MA. Panel presentation by Todd C. Peppers, Katherine O’Harra-Vigilante, and Christopher Zorn.
"Majority-Minority Panels and Policy-Making on the Courts of Appeals." 1997 American Political Science Association Meeting. Washington, D.C. Poster presentation by Micheal W. Giles, Virginia Hettinger, and Todd Peppers.
Invited Lectures and Participations
Invited Participant, National Law Journal Online Panel on the Retirement of Associate Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. April, 2010.
Lecture, “Supreme Court Law Clerks.” Meeting of the Roanoke Bar Association, October 14, 2008, Roanoke, Virginia.
Invited Participant, “The Past, Present, and Future of Law Clerks.” Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools, August, 2007, Amelia Island, Florida.
Invited Participant, “Authors’ Meet Critics Roundtable on Courtiers of the Marble Palace: The Rise and Influence of the Supreme Court Law Clerk and Sorcerers’ Apprentices: 100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court.” Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Expert Commentator
Adam Liptak, “In Supreme Court Clerks’ Careers, Signs of Polarization,” The New York Times, December 21, 2009.
Anna Persky Stolley, “Shedding Tiers,”American Bar Association Journal (Supreme Court Report) (October 2009).
Adam Liptak, “A Second Justice Opts Out of a Long-Time Custom: The ‘Cert. Pool,’” The New York Times, September 25, 2008.
Daniel Dale, “Backing Up the Supremes,” The Toronto Star, July 22, 2008.
Employment
Henry H. and Trudye H. Fowler Professor of Public Affairs, Roanoke College, Salem, VA. July, 2010 to present.
Associate Professor of Political Science, Roanoke College, Salem, VA. May, 2008 to July, 2010.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Roanoke College, Salem, VA. August, 2002 to May, 2008.
Of counsel, Hawkins and Parnell, Atlanta, GA. August, 2002 to August, 2008.
Senior Associate, Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta, GA. 1999 to 2002.
Law Clerk, The Honorable Glen E. Conrad. United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Roanoke, VA. February, 1996 to August, 1996.
Law Clerk, The Honorable Thomas M. Shanahan. United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Omaha, NE. July, 1994 to February, 1996.
Research Assistant, Professor Earl Dudley. University of VirginiaSchool of Law, Summer, 1993.
Research Assistant, Professor Robert Strong. Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, Fall, 1991 to Spring, 1992.
Awards and Honors
RoanokeCollege Student Life Council: Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Phi Beta Kappa (1990)
Omicron Delta Kappa (1990)
Roanoke College Service
Faculty Advisor, Public Affairs Society (2002 to 2006)
Faculty Advisor, RoanokeCollege Mock Trial Team (2002 to 2004)
Member, Academic Integrity Council
Member, Institutional Review Board
President, Nu Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (2007-2008)
Washington Semester Coordinator
Pre-Law Advisor, 2002-2007
Coordinator, Criminal Justice Major
Coordinator, Turk Pre-Law Program
Professional Memberships
American Political Science Association
Supreme Court Historical Society
Virginia State Bar
References
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