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Craig Konnoth is a prominent legal scholar and researcher at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he holds the John T. Casteen III Faculty Fellowship in Ethics. Previously, he served as an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Law School and held fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and NYU Medical School. His work focuses on health law, bioethics, civil rights, and LGBT rights, with a particular emphasis on intersections between law, medicine, and social justice. He has contributed to landmark legal cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and authored influential publications on gender-affirming care, health data regulation, and medical civil rights.
- Current Position: John T. Casteen III Faculty Fellow in Ethics at the University of Virginia School of Law
- Former Roles: Associate Professor (University of Colorado), Sharswood and Rudin Fellow (UPenn/NYU), Deputy Solicitor General (California DOJ)
- Key Awards: Greenwall Foundation Bioethics Fellowship (2021), UVA Ethics Fellowship (2022)
Research interests span health law, bioethics, LGBTQ+ rights, and privacy law. His scholarship addresses issues like gender-affirming care bans, health data governance, and legal frameworks for medical civil rights. He has co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles and chapters, including works in the Yale Law Journal, Stanford Law Review, and Hastings Law Journal. His op-eds and media commentary address contemporary legal challenges in healthcare and civil liberties.
Professional service includes amicus briefs in high-profile Supreme Court cases (e.g., Masterpiece Cakeshop), teaching courses on health law and sexuality law, and leadership in interdisciplinary programs like the Health Law Program and Center for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties at UVA.
