Jason A Cantone

Adjunct Faculty

Federal courts, legal decision making, legal empirical research, psychology and law, judicial education

Dr. Cantone is a Senior Research Associate at the Federal Judicial Center. His work relates to civil procedure, federal-state court cooperation, legal decision-making, and admissibility of scientific evidence (including AI, neuroscience, statistics, mental health, and DNA evidence). He is also interested in promoting the health and wellness of individuals employed by the criminal justice system, including police, attorneys, and judicial officers.

Selected Publications

Miller, M., Yelderman, L., Huss, M. & Cantone, J.A. (2024). The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-making. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, U.K., https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009119375

Expanded Publication List

Cantone. J.A. (2025). Bringing legal psychology into your classroom. Psychology Teacher Network. Available at https://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/psychology-teacher-network/introductory-psychology/legal-topics.

Cantone, J.A. & Lee, E.G. III (2025). Appeals of Sua Sponte Remand Orders in Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) Removals, 2014-2023. Federal Judicial Center. Available at https://www.fjc.gov/content/393642/appeals-sua-sponte-remand-orders-class-action-fairness-act-cafa-removals-2014-2023.

Lee, E.G. III & Cantone, J.A. (2024). Default and Default Judgment Practices in the District Courts. Federal Judicial Center. Available at https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/materials/26/FJC_report_Rule_55_February_2024.pdf.

Garri, K.A., Germano, R.P., Cantone, J.A., & Laks, J.E. (2024). Unredacted Social Security Numbers in Federal Court PACER Documents. Federal Judicial Center. Available at https://www.fjc.gov/content/387587/unredacted-social-security numbers-federal-court-pacer-documents.

Cantone, J.A. (2023). Federal–State Court Cooperation: Surveys of U.S. District and U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judges and State and Territorial Chief Justices and Court Administrators. Federal Judicial Center. Available at https://www.fjc.gov/content/378684/federal-state-court-cooperation-surveys-us-district-and-us-court-appeals-chief-judges.

Henderson, K. S., Fountain, E. N., Redlich, A. D., & Cantone, J. A. (2023). Judicial Strategies for Evaluating the Validity of Guilty Pleas. Court Review, 59(2), 44-51.

Henderson, K. S., Fountain, E. N., Redlich, A. D., & Cantone, J. A. (2022). Judicial involvement in plea-bargaining. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 28(3), 356–373. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000327

Cantone, J.A. & Giffin, C. (2021). Certified Questions of State Law: An Empirical Examination of Use in Three U.S. Courts of Appeal. Toledo Law Review, 53(1), 1-53.

Courses Taught

CRIM 315, Research Methods and Analysis in Criminology

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, B.S. Psychology Honors

University of Nebraska at Lincoln, M.A., J.D., Ph.D.