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Timothy R. Johnson is an American political scientist, author, and professor of political science and law at the University of Minnesota

Education
Johnson graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and Russian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1993 and obtained a Ph.D in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis in 1998.

Career
Timothy R. Johnson is Horace T. Morse Distinguished Professor of Political Science and law at the University of Minnesota. His areas of research are centered around American politics, with an emphasis on judicial politics, behavior, and institutions. Professor Johnson is nationally recognized for his research on the Supreme Court of the United States, particularly in the areas of judicial behavior, oral arguments, decision-making processes, and institutional development.

He is the editor of Law and Politics Network and is a frequent media commentator on stories involving the U.S. Supreme Court.

Works
Johnson has authored and co-authored different books and publications.

Among his notable works are:
 * Network Analysis and the Law: Measuring the Legal Importance of Precedents at the U.S. Supreme Court (2007)
 * The Influence of Oral Arguments on the U.S. Supreme Court (2006)
 * The Logic of American Politics
 * A Good Quarrel: America's Top Legal Reporters Share Stories from Inside the Supreme Court
 * Oral Arguments and Coalition Formation on the U.S. Supreme Court: A Deliberate Dialogue
 * Oral Arguments and Decision Making on the United States Supreme Court
 * Religious Institutions and Minor Parties in the United States
 * SCOTUS and COVID: How the Media Reacted to the Livestreaming of Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Awards

 * Horace T. Morse Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law
 * The American Political Science Association Distinguished Teaching Award
 * Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, Semi-Finalist