Elizabeth Kronk Warner is the Jefferson B. & Rita E. Fordham Presidential Dean and Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. She also serves as Acting Dean of the University of Utah’s School for Cultural & Social Transformation.
Dean Kronk Warner is a nationally recognized expert in the intersection of Environmental and Indian law. She has taught courses in Property, Indian, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, and supervised the KU Tribal Judicial Support Clinic. She has received several teaching excellence awards, co-authored several books on environmental issues and Native Americans, and has over 50 articles and book chapters to her credit. Dean Kronk Warner, a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, served as an appellate judge for the tribe and as a district judge for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribe.
Dean Kronk Warner was previously an active member of the Federal Bar Association, serving on its National Board of Directors. In 2014, she received the Federal Bar Association President’s Award for leadership and extraordinary service, commitment, and guidance to the Federal Bar Association and its members.
Dean Kronk Warner is actively engaged in the development of legal education across numerous organizations. She serves on the board of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). She also chairs the Dean’s Advisory Council to U.S. News and World Report. She also chairs the Association of American Law Schools Deans Steering Committee. She also served as chair of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Membership Review Committee. She previously served in leadership roles for the American Bar Association. She sits ex officio on the Utah Bar Commission.
In 2024, Utah Business Magazine recognized her as one of the most influential women in Utah. She holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan, a B.S. from Cornell University, and also studied at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.