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Justin Pidot is a Professor of Law and holds the Ashby Lohse Chair in Water & Natural Resources at the University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law. He co-directs the Environmental Law, Science and Policy Program. His expertise spans environmental law, natural resources law, administrative law, and water policy. Prior to academia, he served in key government roles, including General Counsel at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (2021–2024) and Deputy Solicitor for Land Resources at the U.S. Department of the Interior (2016–2017).
Education includes a J.D. with Distinction from Stanford Law School (2006) and a B.A. with High Honors from Wesleyan University (1999). His scholarship focuses on environmental governance, regulatory frameworks, and legal remedies. He co-authored Practicing Environmental Law, a pioneering casebook using a problems-based approach.
Research interests emphasize environmental policy, land management, and the intersection of law and science. His work has appeared in leading journals like the Stanford Law Review and Harvard Environmental Law Journal.
Professional service includes teaching at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (2011–2019), a clerkship with Judge Judith W. Rogers of the D.C. Circuit Court, and a fellowship at the Georgetown Environmental Law & Policy Institute.
His contributions bridge academic research and practical governance, informed by extensive federal legal experience. Current projects likely involve climate policy, water resource management, and administrative law reform.
