Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was celebrated as the 2024 recipient of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law during a private ceremony held at Duke University on April 4, 2024.
During the ceremony, John G. Roberts Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, delivers remarks and a slideshow presentation honoring Justice O’Connor’s life and legacy (29:58) and Scott O’Connor accepts the prize on behalf of his late mother (18:15).
In addition, the ceremony features remarks from Duke Law School Dean Kerry Abrams (00:20); Lisa Kern Griffin, a Duke Law professor and former law clerk to Justice O’Connor (05:14); Paul W. Grimm, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and a retired federal judge (beginning and 13:27); David F. Levi, president of The American Law Institute (28:20); and Susan Bass Bolch, co-founder of the Bolch Judicial Institute (44:02).