Stanford Law's equity dean is BOOTED OUT after stoking woke students' 'rude' protest at conservative judge invited to give talk: College shares scathing statement blaming her for fueling 'tensions'

 A Stanford dean who was slammed for letting students heckle a conservative federal judge before berating him herself has left her role.

Tirien Steinbach 'has decided that she will be leaving her role as Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Stanford Law School to pursue another opportunity,' the law school said in an email to its students Thursday.

'Associate Dean Steinbach and I both hope that SLS can move forward from the diversions caused by the March 9 event,' Dean Jenny Martinez wrote before blaming her for fueling 'tensions.'

At that event, Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan was invited by Stanford's Federalist Society to speak, but was greeted with posters saying he had committed crimes against trans people for denying a prisoner's request to change pronouns in 2020.

Steinbach encouraged the backlash to the speaker, and was put on leave in the aftermath. She later admitted she handled the situation poorly.  

Tirien Steinbach, pictured, has left her role  as Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Stanford Law School

Steinbach joined students in their protest of Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan, who was invited to speak on campus by the school's Federalist Society 

Steinbach came under fire after footage from the March event showed her launching into a six-minute long speech, in which she joined in attacks of the conservative judge.

Nearly 100 students stormed into the classroom that day with signs reading 'FED SUCK' and 'Trans Lives Matter' to heckle him about his judicial decision in the case of Norman Keith Varner, 42, who failed in her bid to change her name to Kathrine Nicole Jett.

They yelled obscenities at him, including one protester who told him: 'We hope your daughters get raped.'

Fifth Circuit Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan, 51, who was appointed by Donald Trump, was heckled by students about his decision denying a prisoner's request to change pronouns in 2020

As the students heckled the judge, Steinbach could be seen aggressively nodding in agreement.

Eventually, she told Duncan she would like to help. 

'In what way?' he replied.

Students then started screaming that his 'racism was showing' and to 'respect black women,' prompting the judge to concede, saying: 'I guess I have to let her.'

Steinbach then took the lectern and said: 'I had to write something down because I'm so uncomfortable up here,' before launching into her six-minute prepared speech.

In her address, Duncan claimed she called his work 'abhorrent' and said it had 'caused harm' because it 'literally denies the humanity of people.'

She also claimed that his presence on campus put her in a tough spot because it was her job to 'create a space of belonging for all people.'

Duncan later said he was warned that there may be protesters and the school had to allow it, but Stanford officials reassured him they were 'on top of it.'

If there was any disruption, the school would handle it, he was told, but Duncan said that didn't happen.

Students held signs that read 'trans lives matter' and 'FED SUCK'

He eventually asked for an administrator when the heckling wouldn't stop and in stepped the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Tirien Steinbach. She has since said it was her job to 'de-escalate' the situation 

He wrote in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal that 'something felt off' shortly after he arrived on campus, saying: 'Students began screaming, and I reluctantly gave way.

'Whereupon Ms. Steinbach opened a folio, took out a printed sheaf of papers, and delivered a six-minute speech addressing the question: 'Is the juice worth the squeeze?''

Law School Dean Martinez, and Stanford President, Marc Tessier-Lavinge, have since 'formally apologized, confirming that protesters and administrators had violated Stanford policy' days later.

But students appear not to have learned their lesson, with Martinez's classroom vandalized by students furious that she'd apologized to Duncan on their behalf.

In her statement announcing Steinbach's departure on Thursday, Martinez wrote: 'The event presented significant challenges for the administration, the students and the entre law school community.

'As I previously noted, tempers flared along multiple dimensions,' she continued. 'Although Associate Dean Steinbach intended to de-escalate the tense situation when she spoke at the March 9 event, she recognizes that the impact of her statements was not as she hoped or intended. 

'Both Dean Steinbach and Stanford recognize ways they could have done better in addressing the very challenging situation, including preparing for protests, ensuring university protocols are understood and helping administrators navigate tensions when they arise.

'There are opportunities for growth and learning all around,' Martinez concluded.