Christopher Krewson

Education

• Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018
• M.A. from University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014
• B.A. from Brigham Young University 2012
  

Recent Publications

• Joshua Boston, Christopher N. Krewson, Albert H. Rivero, Marcy Shieh, and Andrew R. Stone. Forthcoming. “Depictions of Partisan Bias at Oral Argument and Public Evaluations of the U.S. Supreme Court.” Political Research Quarterly.
• Miles T. Armaly, Christopher N. Krewson, and Elizabeth A. Lane. Forthcoming. “Lifetime Appointments, Lasting Reactions: The Enduring Effect of Nominations on Supreme Court Approval.” Political Research Quarterly.
• Miles T. Armaly, Christopher N. Krewson, and Elizabeth A. Lane. Forthcoming. “Do Americans Understand the Judicial Philosophies They Endorse? Evidence from Mass and Elite Surveys.” Political Research Quarterly.
• Christopher N. Krewson, Ryan J. Owens, Jonus Goldstein, Hillary Harbauer, and Maxwell Harden. Forthcoming. “Supreme Court Support and the Legacy of Bush v. Gore.” Florida State University Law Review.
• Joshua Boston and Christopher N. Krewson. 2025. “The Political Court: Newspaper Coverage, Appointment Politics and Public Support of the United States Supreme Court, 1980-2023.” Political Communication 42(5): 794-814.
• Miles T. Armaly, Christopher N. Krewson, and Elizabeth A. Lane. 2025. “The Influence of Descriptive Representation on Support for Judicial Nominees and the US Supreme Court.” Political Behavior 47(2): 661-687.
• Christopher N. Krewson and Jean R. Schroedel. 2025. “Going Beyond Dobbs: An Exploration of Support for Court Reform.” Politics, Groups, and Identities 13(3): 704-726.
• Adam R. Brown and Christopher N. Krewson. 2025. “Constitutional Recency and Support for Judicial Review.” Journal of Law and Courts 13 (2): 479-496.
• Joshua Boston and Christopher N. Krewson. 2024. “Public Approval of the Supreme Court and Its Implications for Legitimacy." Political Research Quarterly 77(3): 835-850.
• Christopher N. Krewson and Ryan J. Owens. 2024. “How the Intensity of Preference for Ideological Judges Influences Court Support.” Political Research Quarterly 77(3): 683-695.
• Christopher N. Krewson, Jessica A. Schoenherr, and Marcy Shieh. 2024. “Did You Hear about Clarence Thomas? Measuring Public Attention Toward the Supreme Court.” Research & Politics 11(2).
• Christopher N. Krewson. 2023. “Political Hearings Reinforce Legal Norms: Confirmation Hearings and Views of the United States Supreme Court.” Political Research Quarterly 76(1):418-431.
• Christopher N. Krewson and Jean R. Schroedel. 2023. “Modern Judicial Confirmation Hearings and Institutional Support for the Supreme Court.” Social Science Quarterly 104(3) 364-369.
• Christopher N. Krewson and Ryan J. Owens. 2023. “Judicial Philosophy and the Public’s Support for Courts.” Political Research Quarterly 76(2): 944-960.
• Christopher N. Krewson and Jean R. Schroedel. 2023. “The Gender Gap in Supreme Court Legitimacy.” American Politics Research 51(6): 781-795.
• David Fontana and Christopher N. Krewson. 2023. “The Costs of Supreme Court Policy
  Legitimation: A Test of the Political Capital Hypothesis.” Journal of Law and Courts 11(2): 277-289.
• Christopher N. Krewson and Ryan J. Owens. 2022. “How State Judicial Selection Methods Influence Views of US Supreme Court Nominees: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment.” Journal of Law and Courts 10(2): 189-212.
• Wallace Chipidza, Christopher N. Krewson, Nicole Gatto, Elmira Akbaripourdibazer, and Tendai Gwanzura. 2022. “Ideological Variation in Preferred Content and Source Credibility on Reddit During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Big Data & Society 9(1).
• Christopher N. Krewson and Ryan J. Owens. Forthcoming. “Judicial Philosophy and thePublic’s Support for Courts.” Political Research Quarterly
• Christopher N. Krewson and Jean R. Schroedel. Forthcoming. “The Gender Gap in SupremeCourt Legitimacy.” American Politics Research.
• David Fontana and Christopher N. Krewson. Forthcoming. “The Costs of Supreme Court Policy Legitimation.” Journal of Law and Courts.
• Christopher N. Krewson and Jean R. Schroedel. Forthcoming. “Modern Judicial Confirmation Hearings and Institutional Support for the Supreme Court.” Social Science Quarterly.
• Christopher N. Krewson. 2023. “Political Hearings Reinforce Legal Norms: Confirmation Hearings and Views of the United States Supreme Court.” Political Research Quarterly 76(1): 418-431.
• Christopher N. Krewson and Ryan J. Owens. 2022. “How State Judicial Selection Methods Influence Views of US Supreme Court Nominees: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment.” Journal of Law and Courts 10(2): 189-212.
• Wallace Chipidza, Christopher N. Krewson, Nicole Gatto, Elmira Akbaripourdibazer, and Tendai Gwanzura. 2022. “Ideological Variation in Preferred Content and Source Credibility on Reddit During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Big Data & Society 9(1).
• Christopher N. Krewson and Ryan J. Owens. 2021. “Public Support for Judicial Philosophies: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment.” Journal of Law and Courts 9(1): 89-110.
• Christopher N. Krewson and Jean R. Schroedel. 2020. “Public Views of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Aftermath of the Kavanaugh Confirmation.” Social Science Quarterly 101(4): 1430-1441.
• Christopher N. Krewson. 2019. “Save this Honorable Court: Shaping Public Perceptions of theSupreme Court Off the Bench.” Political Research Quarterly 72(3): 686-699.
• Christopher N. Krewson. 2019. “Strategic Sensationalism: Why Justices Use Emotional Appeals in Supreme Court Opinions.” Justice System Journal 40(4): 319-336.
• Christopher N. Krewson, David Lassen, and Ryan J. Owens. 2018. “Twitter and the Supreme Court: An Examination of Congressional Tweets about the Supreme Court.” Justice System Journal 39(4): 322-330.
• Jack Edelson, Alexander Alduncin, Christopher N. Krewson, James A. Sieja, and Joseph Uscinski. 2017. “The Effect of Conspiratorial Thinking and Motivated Reasoning on Belief in Election Fraud.” Political Research Quarterly 70(4): 933-946.
  

Research Interests

American Politics; Law and Courts; American Political Institutions; Public Opinion; Political Behavior