Judicial appointments

The politics of the Court of Justice of the European Union: A review

(2026) European Union Politics, 27(1), pp 1-45 How do the Court of Justice of the EU's politics look today?

Shaping the Bench: The Effect of Ideology and Influence on Judicial Reappointments

(2025) Journal of Politics, forthcoming, pp 1-35. CJEU judges are (re)selected by national governments for their left-right ideological preferences and potential influence on the Court

Judicial behavior: Decision makers in the CJEU

I open the black box of the decision-making process to consider governments’ and judges’ strategic behavior in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).