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Latest News
Judicature Welcomes New Editorial Board Members and Chair
The Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law, which publishes Judicature, a scholarly journal focused on the judiciary, the administration of justice, and the rule of law, is welcoming several new Judicature editorial board members and a new editorial board chair. Judge...
Professor Harold Hongju Koh named the 2023 Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian
rofessor Harold Hongju Koh of Yale Law School has been named the 2023 recipient of the Raphael Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal by the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School. Professor Koh will be honored during a program on Monday, Oct. 9,...
Melinda Vaughn Named Deputy Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute
The Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Melinda Myers Vaughn as the Institute’s deputy director. In her role as deputy director, Vaughn will collaborate with the Institute’s director, leadership boards, and Duke Law School’s...
Now Accepting Nominations: Bolch Prize and Lemkin Medal
The Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School is now accepting nominations for the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law and the Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal. Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law The Carl and Susan Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law is awarded to an...
Meet the 21 judges and justices beginning their MJS studies at Duke Law in 2023
This summer, 21 active judges and justices begin two years of rigorous study to complete a Master of Judicial Studies degree at Duke Law. A hallmark of this program is the diversity of judges and justices that make up each cohort. Not only are the jurists from...
Institute Receives $120,000 Grant from NC IOLTA for Trauma-informed Courts Research
The Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School has received a $120,000 grant from the North Carolina Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (NC IOLTA) to support the first-ever day-long trauma education program as part of orientation for all newly elected North Carolina...
Bolch Judicial Institute Welcomes New Advisory Board Members
Senior Judge David G. Campbell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, Judge J. Michelle Childs (LLM’16) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and Chilton Varner, partner, King & Spalding, have joined the Bolch Judicial...
Asst. Director Amelia Thorn discusses “onboarding judges” to trauma-informed courts movement
Amelia Ashton Thorn, assistant director at the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School, spoke about her work on the N.C. Chief Justice’s Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts in an interview with WHQR, an NPR affiliate station based in Wilmington, North Carolina....
Nuremberg prosecutor and Lemkin Medal recipient Benjamin Ferencz dies at 103
Benjamin B. Ferencz the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials and the inaugural recipient of the Lemkin Medal has died at the age of 103.
Afghan judge to serve as inaugural Bolch Rule of Law Judicial Fellow
Duke Law School will welcome Judge Tayeba Parsa of Afghanistan as the first Bolch Judicial Institute Rule of Law Judicial Fellow in May 2023.
International Association of Women Judges receives Bolch Prize for “swift, breathtaking” effort to aid Afghan women judges
The International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) received the 2023 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law during a ceremony on March 1, 2023.
Photo Gallery: Bolch Prize 2023
View a gallery of photos from the 2023 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law ceremony honoring the International Association of Women Judges.
Upcoming Events
Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Program
Monday, October 9, 2023, at Duke University