
Abigail Hassett, Judicial Politics and Comparative Politics
Abigail Hassett is a Ph.D. Student in Political Science at the University of South Carolina. Her research broadly examines the role of ambition in legal careers, particularly as this complex trait influences an individual's nomination and confirmation to the U.S. federal courts. Her corollary interests also include personality as an influencing factor for judicial decision-making, elite legal networks, and the intersectionality of gender, race, and class in this sphere.