Jason L. Pierce received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002.  He joined UD's Department of Political Science that year as an assistant professor.  His first book, Inside the Mason Court Revolution: Transforming the High Court of Australia from Within, was published in 2006 by Carolina Academic Press based on his Fulbright-sponsored research in Australia.  His publications have appeared in The Green Bag, Australian Journal of Political Science, and the Alternative Law Journal.