Honoring Judge Esther Salas

2024 Raphael Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian

Judge Salas will be honored during a program at Duke Law in October. The event coincides with the Institute’s first Defending the Judiciary Conference.

Professor Harold Koh speaks at Duke Law Schools hooding ceremony in 2015.
Professor Harold Koh speaks at Duke Law Schools hooding ceremony in 2015.

Honoring Judge Esther Salas

2024 Raphael Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian

Judge Salas will be honored during a program at Duke Law in October. The event coincides with the Institute’s first Defending the Judiciary Conference.

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Bettering the Human Condition by Studying and Promoting the Rule of Law

The Bolch Judicial Institute’s mission is to study and advance rule-of-law principles, judicial independence, and law reform through technology and innovation.

Judicature Cover - Vol 107 No 1

Judicature Journal

Volume 108 Number 1 (2024)

Judicature is the flagship publication of the Bolch Judicial Institute. Its mission is to create a forum for judges, practitioners, and academics to share scholarship, best practices, perspectives, and opinions.

Spotlights

Meet Duke Law’s Master of Judicial Studies (MJS) Class of 2025

The Class of 2025 includes 21 active judges and justices who will complete two years of rigorous study to receive a Master of Judicial Studies LLM degree at Duke Law.

Class Photo of the Master of Judicial Studies Class of 2023

Trauma-Informed Courts

As the academic leader of the N.C. Chief Justice’s Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts, the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law is moving forward with plans to scale its trauma-informed courts curriculum by offering it to newly elected and appointed judges in North Carolina.

Meet Our Founders

Carl and Susan Bolch have come to appreciate the importance of the rule of law through their travels and their work. Carl Bolch Jr. (J.D. ’67) is chairman of RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. and an honorary member of Duke Law School’s Board of Visitors. Susan Bolch is an attorney who has served as general counsel of RaceTrac Petroleum and is a member of its board of directors.

What Does Fair and Impartial Judiciary Mean and Why is it Important?

Director Emeritus David F. Levi delivered the keynote address for the Fair and Impartial Judiciary Symposium at the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement in Philadelphia.

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