Hello! I'm Albert H. Rivero, Assistant Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia and John L. Nau III Assistant Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy.
I study judicial politics in the United States, with particular interests in the federal courts and the public conversation surrounding the judiciary. My work covers topics such as the behavior of Supreme Court justices in election law cases, the ways that legal principles are communicated to and received by the public, how senators communicate about nominees and court cases, and other questions in the field of law and courts. My work has been published in Legislative Studies Quarterly, Journal of Law and Empirical Analysis, The Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy, Justice System Journal, Political Research Quarterly, and Political Science Research and Methods. I am also part of the Nau Lab within the Karsh Institute of Democracy.
I received a B.A. from Marquette University and a J.D. and Ph.D. from Harvard University.
You can download a printable PDF of my cv or look at the tabs on this website to learn more about my research.