Interest in social science and empirical analyses of law, courts and specifically the politics of judges has never been higher or more salient. Consequently, there is a strong need for theoretical work on the research that focuses on courts, judges and the judicial process. This Handbook provides the most up to date examination of scholarship across the entire spectrum of judicial politics and behaviour, written by a combination of currently prominent scholars and the emergent next generation of researchers. The articles contained within will generate additional scholarly and public interest by focusing on topics most salient to the academic, legal, and policy communities.