Margaret Williams

Assistant Professor

Department of Political Science

Goucher College

I am a 2004 Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.  I also received my M.A. from Ohio State in 2002.  In 1999 I graduated with a B.A. from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.  Before coming to Goucher in the fall of 2006, I was an Assistant Professor at James Madison University and a visiting instructor at Texas Tech University. 

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Recent publications:

Williams, Margaret S. and Lawrence Baum.  2006.  “Accounting for Judicial Decisions: Supreme Court Nominees Before the Senate.” Judicature 90(2): 73-80. 

Williams, Margaret S.  2006.  “In a Different Path: The Process of Becoming a Judge for Women and Men.” Judicature 90(3): 104-113.

Williams, Margaret S. and Corey A. Ditslear.  2007.  “Bidding for Justice: The Influence of Attorneys’ Contributions on State Supreme Courts.” Justice System Journal 28: 135-156.

Williams, Margaret S.  "Women's Representation on State Trial and Appellate Courts."  Social Science Quarterly 88: 1192-1204.

Williams, Margaret S. "Ambition, Gender and the Judiciary."  Political Research Quarterly 61: 68-78.

GO BUCKS!!