JOHN
C. DOMINO
Department of
Political Science
Sam Houston
State University
Huntsville, TX
77341
e-mail:
POL_JCD@SHSU.EDU
PH.D., Miami University, 1988: Political Science
(Judicial Politics/Constitutional Law)
M.A., Eastern Kentucky
University,1982:
Political Science (Political Theory)
B.A., Florida Atlantic
University,
1979: Social Science and Education
Post Doctoral Training in
Judicial Administration and Court Management,
National
Center for State Courts, Williamsburg, VA, 1993-1995.
Professor of Political Science, Sam Houston State University.
·
Teach
and conduct research in the areas of
judicial systems, constitutional law, civil rights and liberties,
American political thought, court administration, American government, and
public policy. Active in administrative issues at the departmental, college,
and university-wide levels.
Dates
of employment: 1989-present
·
Work
with court administrators, agencies, judges, and court research personnel on a
wide range of issues: Contracted projects have included surveys and empirical
research, writing grant proposals, conducting security audits of courts, jury
issues, and sentencing research and educational programs.
Dates of
employment: 1991- present
Director of Programs, American Judicature Society, I was granted leave from the university during the
1996-97 academic year to pursue a number of justice/court-related projects that
are relevant to my research agenda:
·
Conducted
qualitative and quantitative research on juries, sentencing, and judicial
performance evaluation commissions
·
Conducted
five regional workshops for court personnel to improve access to the courts for
deaf and hard of hearing persons
·
Established
the Center for Judicial Independence
Assistant Professor (visiting), University of Northern Colorado: Taught
and conducted research in the areas of
constitutional law, law and public policy, methodology, and American
government. Dates of
employment: 1987-1988
Employment (continued)
Instructor, Miami
University: Taught
American Government courses while completing the Ph.D. program.
Dates
of employment: 1983-1987
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Civil Rights and Liberties: In the 21st Century, Second Edition (New York: Longman Publishers), August 2002.
"Money
and Justice in Texas Judicial Races: Who's Paying Attention?," paper
presented at the Midwest Political Science Association 2002 annual meeting
(Chicago).
"The
World Turned Upside Down: The Rehnquist Court and the New Federalism,"
paper
presented at the Southwest Political Science Association 1999 annual
meeting
(Ft. Worth).
"
Effectiveness of Computer Technology in Jury Selection and Management," Judicial Systems, Inc., 1998. Online
publication (http://www.judicialsystems.com.
“The
Adoption of Court Technology by the Texas Trial Courts: An Empirical Study,” Justice System Journal, Volume 19/3 (Winter 1997).
“The
Impact of Judicial Performance Evaluation Reports on Voter Attitudes and
Behavior in Judicial Retention Elections,” Southern Political Science
Association’s 69th Annual Meeting, November, 1997.
“Texas
Study Examines Attitudes Toward New Technology,” Court Technology Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 5, September/October 1996.
Affirmative Action and the
Federal Courts, (New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1996).
Civil Rights and Liberties:
Toward the 21st Century, (New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1994).
Sexual Harassment and the
Courts,
(New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1994).
“State Appellate Court Decisionmaking in the
Area of Workplace Sexual Harassment,”
Texas Journal of Political
Studies,
Spring/Summer 1994..
“Developments
in Sexual Harassment Jurisprudence in the Federal Courts,” March 1993: paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Political Science Association.
“Local
Justice in the Southwest: Perceptions of Professionalism and Change Among
Non-Attorney Judges,” Texas Journal of
Political Studies, Fall/Winter 1991.
“State Supreme Court Innovation in the Fifty
States,” April 1990: paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest
Political Science Association.
“Perceptions
of Professionalism and Change Among Non-Attorney Judges in the Rural
Southwest,” March 1991: paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest
Political Science Association.
Book
Review of Sunbelt Cities and Recent Urban America, by Raymond A. Mohl,
et al. in Texas Journal of Political
Studies, 12 (Spring 1990).
“State
Supreme Court Innovation in the Fifty States,” April 1990: paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
“State Supreme Court Innovation: The Diffusion
of Seven Privacy Doctrines,” 1989: Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Law and Society Association.
Technical
Reviewer for the Sentencing and Adjudication Section of the National Institute
of Justice, Department of Justice: Ongoing since 1998.
“Impact
of Automated Jury Management Systems on Texas Courts": Ongoing consulting
project.
“Minority Representation on Federal Juries,”
Report to the Jury Committee of the Chicago Bar Association, 1996.
Testified
before the American Bar Association’s Commission on Judicial Independence and
Separation of Powers, Capitol Hill, 1996.
“Sentencing
Policy and Practice: A Research in Action Partnership,” co-researcher on a
National Institute of Justice grant-funded project sponsored by the National
Center for State Courts and The National Association of Sentencing Commissions,
1997.
Collected
and analyzed data for a caseflow study funded by the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice, 1995.
Developed
survey project to measure judicial resources in the Texas judiciary for the
Texas Bar Association’s Committee on Judicial Relations, 1995.
“The
Adoption of Court Technology by the Texas Trial Courts: A 1995-96 Study.”
Conducted
and written for the Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA). Adopted and
published in April 1996.
Consulting Activities
(continued)
“A
Study of Non-Attorney Judges in Texas and the Impact of Judicial Education.”
Conducted for the Texas Office of Court
Administration and Judicial Council as a part of a governmental study of the
Texas Judiciary, 1991.
GRANTS, AWARDS, HONORS
Wrote
a $200,000 grant for the American Judicature Society from the Bureau of Justice
Assistance to conduct a study of jury deliberations, September 1997.
$40,000
grant from the Good Samaritan Foundation to conduct a study of jury reform
commissions in the states, May 1997.
Grant
from the state of Texas to study court technology in Texas trial courts and
report to the Texas Office of Court Administration, Fall 1995.
1995
John Olin Distinguished Lecturer, United States Naval Academy, April 1995.
Faculty
Research Grant to study non-attorney judges in the state and report to the
Texas Office of Court Administration, 1991.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American
Political Science Association
National
Association of Court Managers
United
States Supreme Court Historical Society