Benjamin H. Barton
Professor of Law
BA, 1991, Haverford College
JD, 1996, University of Michigan
Ben Barton
Selected Publications:
Books and Book Chapters
Benjamin H. Barton, THE LAWYER-JUDGE BIAS IN THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM (Cambridge University Press 2011).
Benjamin H. Barton, The Lawyer-Judge Hypothesis, in THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE: LAW AND ECONOMICS OF LEGAL SYSTEMS (Edward J. Lopez, ed., Palgrave 2010).
Benjamin H. Barton, Harry Potter and the Half-Crazed Bureaucracy, in SOCIAL ISSUES IN LITERATURE: POLITICAL ISSUES IN J.K. ROWLING'S HARRY POTTER SERIES (Dedria Bryfonski, ed., Gale Publishers 2009). Also Reprinted in HARRY POTTER AND THE LAW (Jeffrey E. Thomas, ed., Carolina Academic Press 2010).
Articles
Benjamin H. Barton & Stephanos Bibas, Triaging Appointed-Counsel Funding and Pro Se Access to Justice, 160 U. PENN. L. REV. __ (2012).
Benjamin H. Barton, An Article I Theory of the Inherent Powers of the Federal Courts, 61 CATH. U. L. REV. __ (2011).
Benjamin H. Barton, Harry Potter Och Den Farliga Staten, NEO, Aug. 2011, at 65 (essay on Harry Potter and Libertarianism translated into Swedish for Swedish academic publication).
Benjamin H. Barton, Against Civil Gideon (and for Pro Se Court Reform), 62 FLA. L. REV. 1227 (2010).
Benjamin H. Barton, Saving Law Reviews From Political Scientists: A Defense of Lawyers, Law Professors, and Law Reviews, 45 GONZ. L. REV. 189 (2009) (Reviewing Robert J. Spitzer, Saving the Constitution from Lawyers (2008)).
Benjamin H. Barton, Is There a Correlation Between Law Professor Publication Counts, Law Review Citation Counts, and Teaching Evaluations? An Empirical Study, 5 J. EMPIRICAL L. STUD. 619-44 (2008). Peer-reviewed journal hosted by Cornell Law School.
Benjamin H. Barton, A Tale of Two Case Methods, 75 TENN. L. REV. 233-50 (2008).
Benjamin H. Barton, Do Judges Systematically Favor the Interests of the Legal Profession?, 59 ALA. L. REV. 1-55 (2007).
• Benjamin H. Barton, Tort Reform, Innovation, and Playground Design, 57 FLA. L. REV. 265-304 (2006).
• Benjamin H. Barton, Harry Potter and the Half-Crazed Bureaucracy, 104 MICH. L. REV. 1523-38 (2006). (Reviewing J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)).
Benjamin H. Barton, Joel Fishman, Daniel Austin Green, Timothy S. Hall, Andrew P. Morriss, Aaron Schwabach, James C. Smith, Jeffrey E. Thomas, Danaya Wright, Harry Potter and the Law, 12 TEX. WESLEYAN L. REV. 427-84 (2005).
Benjamin H. Barton, The ABA, the Rules, and Professionalism: The Mechanics of Self-Defeat and a Call for a Return to the Ethical, Moral, and Practical Approach of the Canons, 83 N.C. L. REV. 411-80 (2005).
Benjamin H. Barton, The Emperor of Ocean Park: The Quintessence of Legal Academia, 92 CALIF. L. REV. 585-608 (2004). (Reviewing Stephen L. Carter, The Emperor of Ocean Park (2002)).
Benjamin H. Barton, An Institutional Analysis of Lawyer Regulation – Who Should Control Lawyer Regulation, Courts, Legislatures, or the Market?, 37 GA. L. REV. 1167-1250 (2003).
Benjamin H. Barton, Why Do We Regulate Lawyers? An Economic Analysis of the Justifications for Entry and Conduct Regulation, 33 ARIZ. ST. L. J. 429-90 (2001).
Benjamin H. Barton, Note, Religion-Based Peremptory Challenges After Batson v. Kentucky and J.E.B. v. Alabama: An Equal Protection and First Amendment Analysis, 94 MICH. L. REV. 191-216 (1995).
Benjamin H. Barton, Book Notice, 94 MICH. L. REV. 1993-2008 (reviewing THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, MEASURING POVERTY: A NEW APPROACH (1995)).