About
Stephen Galoob, J.D., Ph.D., is a professor of law at The University of Tulsa College of Law. Stephen’s scholarship examines fundamental questions in criminal law, private law, and professional responsibility. He is the co-author of the treatise “Oklahoma Criminal Law and Procedure,” and his scholarship has appeared in (among other forums) Yale Law Journal, University of Southern California Law Review, Legal Theory, Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy, American Journal of Jurisprudence.
Galoob’s scholarship informs his legal work. For example, Stephen worked with TU Law and undergraduate students as part of Project Commutation, which brought together criminal lawyers, criminal justice policy experts, politicians, and other advocates in an effort to reform Oklahoma’s incarceration practices. The Project Commutation team helped secure commutations for hundreds of people. Galoob also co-founded the Tenth Circuit Year-in-Review Fellowship program, which engages law students from a number of law schools.
Education
- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Dissertation: “A Liberal Theory of Reparation” - J.D., University of Virginia
- B.A., University of Oklahoma
Research interests and areas of interest
- Criminal law
- Criminal procedure
- Political philosophy
- Professional responsibility
- Cannabis and the law