David B. Rottman, Ph.D., is a Principal Court Research Consultant at the National Center for State Courts, where he has worked since 1987. 

His current responsibilities include directing projects that evaluate Brooklyn's Red Hook Community Justice Center, implement principles derived from the Kennedy School of Government/NCSC Executive Session on State Court Leaders, and development of a website devoted to the work of state supreme courts. His research interests include the role of problem-solving courts, the economic impact of the state courts, minority group perceptions of the state courts, methodologies for measuring public opinion on the courts, and the potential of judicial campaign oversight committees.  

Dr. Rottman is a former director of the Court Statistics Project and is the lead staff for the joint NCSC/College of William and Mary School of Law Election Law Program. He is the "Alternative Courts" area editor for the Springer Encyclopedia on Criminology and Criminal Justice. 

Recent publications include "Reforming Judicial Elections by Persuasion and Peer Pressure: The Power of Norms," "Procedural Fairness as a Court Reform Agenda," Trust and Confidence in the California Courts: A Survey of the Public and Attorneys," "Problem-Solving Courts: Models and Trends," and the online "Problem-Solving Justice Tool-Kit." 

A sociologist, Dr. Rottman is the author of books on community justice, social class, and contemporary Ireland.

Dr. Rottman holds a Ph.D. in Sociology, a M.A. in Sociology, and a Bachelor of Urban Planning, each from the University of Illinois at Urbana.