Ryan Rebe Professor • Political, Legal and Urban Studies View CV Professor Rebe is the Chair of the Department of Political Science, Legal, and Urban Studies, and the Director of the Legal Studies/Pre-Law Program. He joined the faculty in September 2013, and was promoted to Full Professor in 2025. His research specializations are election law and judicial politics. He has published in several peer-reviewed journals, and is the author of The Partisan Court: The Era of Political Partisanship on the U.S. Supreme Court under Lexington Books. Professor Rebe has been a licensed attorney since 2002, and was formerly a private practitioner in criminal law at the trial and appellate levels. He tried cases in state and federal courts, and wrote appeals at the district, circuit, and supreme court levels. Recently, he was appointed Director of the American Democracy Project chapter at WPU. The ADP seeks to increase civic awareness and engagement among college students. Professional Interests Law and politics Other Interests Professor Rebe is the Director of Phi Theta Sigma Law Fraternity Degrees PhD Political Science, Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX BA Political Science, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC MA Political Science, Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX JD Law, University of Houston Law Center Houston, TX Specialization Election law, judicial politics Licenses and Certifications Licensed attorney in the State of Texas 11/06/2002 Licensed Attorney, State Bar of Texas National Awards and Honors College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2016-2017 Faculty Service Award CHSS 03/02/2017 Notable Courses Taught Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties & Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Election Law, Forensic Studies, International Law, Administrative Law, First Amendment, Equal Protection, The Supreme Court, American Judicial System, Judicial Politics, and Law in Everyday Life Email 973 720 3424 410 Raubinger Hall By appointment
