Cristina M. Rodríguez
Cristina M. Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
| 18th Dean of Yale Law School | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2026 | |
| President | Maurie D. McInnis |
| Preceded by | Yair Listokin (interim) |
| Co-Chair of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| In office April 9, 2021 – December 7, 2021 Serving with Robert Bauer | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1973 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA, JD) St John's College, Oxford (MLitt) |
Cristina María Rodríguez (born February 3, 1973) is an American legal scholar who has been the 18th dean of Yale Law School since 2026. She is the first tenured Hispanic professor at Yale Law School.
Before joining the faculty at Yale, Rodríguez was the deputy assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice. In 2025, she was announced as the 18th dean of Yale Law School, a role she assumed on February 1, 2026.