Research

My research focuses on American Political Institutions with a particular emphasis on the intersection between the federal judiciary and other political actors and bodies. I have worked on projects focusing on judicial appointments, congressional overrides of Supreme Court decisions, how the Supreme Court responds to congressional court-curbing bills, and Supreme Court certiorari decisions. Copies of my working papers are available upon request.

Publications

Uribe, Alicia, Thomas G. Hansford, and James F. Spriggs, II, “The Influence of Congressional Preferences on Legislation Overriding Supreme Court Decisions”. 2014. Law & Society Review 48(4): 921-945.

Nelson, Michael J. and Alicia Uribe-McGuire, “Opportunity and Overrides: The Effect of the Court’s Public Support on Congressional Policymaking”. 2017. Political Research Quarterly 70(3): 632-643.

Schnakenberg, Keith, Ian Turner, and Alicia Uribe-McGuire, “Allies or Commitment Devices? A Model of Appointments to the Federal Reserve”. 2017. Economics and Policy 29(2): 118-132.

Uribe-McGuire, Alicia. 2023. “Binders Full of Judges: A Model of the Interdependency of Appointments to the United States Federal Judiciary.” Journal of Law and Courts 11(2): 329-349

Hager, Lisa, and Alicia Uribe-McGuire.“Judicial Guardians: Court Curbing Bills and Supreme Court Judicial Review”. Journal of Law and Courts. First View January, 2024

Under Review

“To Affirm or Reverse? A Study of the Role of Certiorari Determinants on Supreme Court Outcomes” (with Lisa Hager)

“Single-Mindedly Seeking Reelection with Court-Curbing Bills: An Examination of Members of Congress in the 2006 and 2018 Midterm Elections” (with Lisa Hager)

Working Papers

“The Promotion Conundrum: A Model of Promotions Within the Judiciary”

“Preparing for the Future: A Model of Judicial Selection”

“The Influence of Court-Curbing Bills on the Supreme Court: The Impact of the Bill’s Target and Legislative Success”