Tobe Liebert has a background as both a lawyer and a law librarian. Following graduation from law school, he was a lawyer in a Louisville, Kentucky, law firm, where he was engaged in extensive research in such areas as products liability, employment law, workers’ compensation and labor law. He subsequently earned a Master of Library Science degree and held library positions at law schools in Chicago, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas.
Contact
• Office: NH 205
• Email: liebertl1@nku.edu
• Phone: 859-572-6485
Education
• B.A., Centre College
• J.D., University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law
• M.L.S., Indiana University, Bloomington
Courses Taught Prior to Joining Chase Faculty
• Legal research
Texas Water Law: A Research Guide, William S. Hein & Co. (forthcoming).
“Ballot Measure Research,” Chapter 5, Henke’s California Law Guide, Ninth Ed., William S. Hein & Co. (forthcoming).
California Water Law: A Research Guide. William S. Hein & Co., 2019.
Abortion in the United States: A Compilation of Federal and State Laws. William S. Hein & Co., 2013.
The Supreme Court of the United States. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Elena Kagan. William S. Hein & Co., 2012.
The Supreme Court of the United States. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sonia M. Sotomayor. Co-author, William S. Hein & Co., 2010.
The Supreme Court of the United States. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Co-author, William S. Hein & Co., 2008.
The Supreme Court of the United States. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee. John G. Roberts, Jr. Co-author, William S. Hein & Co., 2006.
A Documentary History of Abortion in the United States: Stenberg v. Carhart. Co-author, William S. Hein & Co., 2003.
“Law Publishing,” in the Oxford Companion to American Law. Co-author, Oxford University Press, 2002.
Electronic Filing: Is Its Time Finally Here? 11 Experience 24 (Spring 2001), American Bar Association.
KeyCite and Shepard’s: A New Generation of Citators, 10 Experience 28 (Fall 1999), American Bar Association.
A New Generation of Citators: KeyCite v. New Shepard’s, Texas Lawyer, May 10, 1999.
Judicial Independence and Judicial Accountability: A Selected Bibliography, co-author, 72 S. Cal. L. Rev. 723 (1999).
Researching California Ballot Measures, 90 Law Library Journal 27 (Winter 1998).
