TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 15, 2025

Vanderbilt University Law School recently announced that Cristina Gapasin Tortal will be the next dean of admissions, succeeding Todd Morton, who is retiring this summer. Gapasin Tortal has more than 20 years of experience in law school admissions and most recently served six years as dean of admissions at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. She previously spent six years as director of admissions at Northwestern Law. “Cristina is a leading figure in the law school admissions world and well known to our staff. I am thrilled that she has agreed to join us,” Dean Chris Guthrie said in a press release.