The American Bar Association’s Judicial Division National Conference of Specialized Court Judges (NCSCJ) named the Appellate Judges Education Institute (AJEI) as the recipient of the 2017 Judicial Education Award. The award recognizes AJEI’s successful efforts in providing high-quality judicial education and training to judges through its annual summit.
The award was presented during the NCSCJ dinner and awards program Aug. 11, 2017, as part of the ABA’s annual meeting in New York.
Duke Law School now co-hosts the AJEI summit, along with the Appellate Judges Conference of the Judicial Division of the American Bar Association. The summit is a premier national judicial education program that gathers hundreds of federal and state appellate judges, appellate court staff attorneys, and practitioners from across the country for practical, cutting-edge continuing legal education. Presenters are leading practitioners from both the private and government sectors, outstanding law professors, and experienced appellate judges and court attorneys.
The 2017 AJEI Summit is set for Nov. 2-5, 2017, in Long Beach, Calif.