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Office of the Dean

Learn more about the dean and the officers of administration at Yale Law School.

On Dec. 19, 2025, Yale President Maurie McInnis announced that Cristina M. Rodríguez ’00 was appointed the Sol and Lillian Goldman Dean and Professor of Law, effective February 1, 2026. Her scholarship and teaching center on constitutional law and theory, administrative law and process, and immigration law and policy. 

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More About Dean Rodríguez

Visit Dean Rodríguez's faculty page to see her full biography and scholarship.

Cristina Rodríguez
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Officers of Administration

Biographies of the Deputy, Associate, and Assistant Deans at Yale Law School.

Officers of Administration
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Contact the Dean’s Office

How to get in touch with the Dean’s Office.

Contact the Dean’s Office
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Inside Yale Law School Podcast

Hosted by former Dean Heather K. Gerken, Inside Yale Law School offers a window into the rich academic life of Yale Law School. 

Listen to the podcast

The Criminal Justice Clinic has given me the unique opportunity to represent a client in court as a first-year law student. Experiential learning has been the most meaningful part of law school so far, and it has exposed me to the criminal justice system first-hand.

Destiny Lopez | Class of 2021