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,h4 ,,res4 #ajab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ba1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,ca/ro ( ,texas 7= himself & ,ms4      
,de,lauro7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ,work=ce  ,,resolution     
,recogniz+ & honor+ ,cri/9a ,m4         
,rodrguez = h] hi/oric appo9tm5t z dean 
( ,yale ,law ,s*ool4  ,:]eas ,cri/9a ,m4
 ,rodrguez1 ! ,leighton ,hom] ,surbeck  
,pr(essor ( ,law at ,yale ,law ,s*ool1 0
 select$ to s]ve z ! dean ( ,yale ,law  
,s*ool by a se>* committee ( di/+ui%$   
law s*ool faculty memb]s 9 ,decemb]     
#bjbe2 ,:]eas %e w assume ! dean%ip on  
,febru>y #a1 #bjbf1 z ! ,sol & ,lillian 
,goldman ,dean & ,pr(essor ( ,law at    
,yale ,law ,s*ool1 m>k+ a hi/oric       
transition 9 ! lead]%ip ( "o ( !        
,nation's mo/ pre/igi\s legal           
in/itutions2 ,:]eas ,cri/9a ,m4         
,rodrguez 0 born 9 ,san ,antonio1       
,texas1 e>n$ h] ba*elor ( arts f ,yale  
,college1 receiv$ h] ma/] ( lett]s f !  

,univ]sity ( ,ox=d z a ,rhodes ,s*ol>1 &
 e>n$ h] juris doctor f ,yale ,law      
,s*ool2 ,:]eas ,cri/9a ,m4 ,rodrguez 0 !
 fir/ t5ur$ ,hispanic law pr(essor at   
,yale ,law ,s*ool1 trailblaz+ a pa? =   
future g5]ations ( ,hispanic legal      
s*ol>s2 ,:]eas ,*ri/9a ,m4 ,rodrguez w  
be ! fir/ ,lat9a & second woman to hold 
! position ( dean at ,yale ,law ,s*ool  
s9ce its f\nd+2 ,:]eas ,cri/9a ,m4      
,rodrguez is a di/+ui%$ s*ol> :o has    
au?or$ m ?an #gj academic articles &    
essays on con/itutional law1            
adm9i/rative gov]nance1 & immigration   
law1 e/abli%+ h]self z a preem95t ?\ght 
lead] 9 ! legal community2 ,:]eas       
,cri/9a ,m4 ,rodrguez is a pr9cipl$     
lead] & v5]at$ educator :o s]ves z a    
devot$ m5tor to h] /ud5ts2 ,:]eas       
,cri/9a ,m4 ,rodrguez's di/+ui%$ c>e] 9 
public s]vice includes s]v+ z ,deputy   
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al 9 ! ,(fice ( 
,legal ,c\nsel at ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjba1   
,dean ,rodrguez 0 appo9t$ to co*air !   

bip>tisan ,presid5tial ,commission on ! 
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
provid+ vital lead]%ip on matt]s (      
national judicial importance2 & ,:]eas !
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legal pr(essionals 9 lead]%ip roles at  
academic in/itutions is ess5tial to !   
integrity ( legal education3 ,n[1 !re=e1
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7#a7 honors ,cri/9a ,m4 ,rodrguez = h]  
l&m>k appo9tm5t z dean ( ,yale ,law     
,s*ool2  7#b7 recognizes ! significance 
( ,cri/9a ,m4 ,rodrguez becom+ ! fir/   
,lat9a to lead ,yale ,law ,s*ool & !    
inspiration h] lead]%ip provides to !   
legal pr(ession2  7#c7 ackn[l$ges !     
importance ( hav+ lead]s 9 academia :o  
possess a deep ma/]y ( ! law & a        
commitm5t to public s]vice2 &  7#d7     
enc\rages all law pr(essors1 foll[+ !   
example ( ,dean ,rodrguez1 to-- 7,a7    
inve/ 9 ! success & m5tor%ip ( e /ud5t2 
&  7,b7 hone/ly & dilig5tly tea* ! rule 
( law & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution4