Interruptions and Advocacy in State Supreme Courts: Patterns, Participation, and Persuasion

• In Event: Rhetoric and Behavior in the Courtroom

Brief Overview

This study examines how judicial interruptions in state supreme courts affect advocates' persuasiveness and case outcomes using video analysis of oral arguments and vignette experiments.

Authors

• Myriam Shiran, The Ohio State University

• Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, The Ohio State University