Andrew D. Martin

Andrew D. Martin (born July 25, 1972) is a prominent political scientist. He currently serves as the dean of the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and as a Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan.

Previously, Martin held an appointment as Professor of Law, and Professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. He also serves as the founding director for the Center for Empirical Research in the Law and as a Resident Fellow in the Washington University Center in Political Economy. From 2007 to 2011, he served as Chair of Political Science Department at Washington University in St. Louis. Martin holds an A.B. in Mathematics and Government from The College of William and Mary and a PhD in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to his appointment to the faculty at Washington University, Martin served as an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at State University of New York at Stony Brook from 1998 to 2000.

Martin is the founding director of Washington University’s Center for Empirical Research in the Law (“CERL”). CERL was founded in 2006 under Dean Kent D. Syverud as a research unit within Washington University’s School of Law. CERL provides empirical legal research methods support and training to law faculty and scholars at Washington University, and serves as a point of connection to scholars and faculty at many other universities. At CERL, Martin has guided the technical efforts of several large-scale, nationally regarded data initiatives. Notably, CERL collaborates with the Northwestern University School of Law to host the Conducting Empirical Legal Scholarship workshop which offers intensive training to members of academia and the legal community, as well as hosting workshops and conferences on the Washington University campus. CERL’s prominent projects and collaborations include The Discography (conceived by WUSTL Law alum Loren Wells), The Judicial Elections Data Initiative, and the NSF-sponsored Supreme Court Database (see below).

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