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9th Circuit Judge Jacqueline Nguyen to serve as Distinguished Judge in Residence
udge Jacqueline Nguyen of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit will be a “virtual visitor” to Duke Law in February 2021 as part of the Bolch Judicial Institute’s Distinguished Judge in Residence program. As part of her residency, she will...
NC Chief Justice Newby joins Bolch Advisory Board
Paul M. Newby, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, has joined the Advisory Board of the Bolch Judicial Institute. “We are delighted to welcome Chief Justice Newby to our board,” said David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute. “Supporting...
What’s next for the U.S. presidency? New Bolch video series launches with analysis of Trump’s legacy
he first episode of Beyond Covid, a new video series co-produced by the Bolch Judicial Institute and The American Law Institute (ALI), explores the legacy of the Trump presidency and the future of the American presidency in the aftermath of a...
“All of us can play some part in protecting and defending our Constitution.”
In a January 7 statement to members of The American Law Institute, David F. Levi — president of ALI and director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law — condemned recent events at the United States Capitol. Statement from ALI President David F. Levi Because we...
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Director Levi, Judge Sam Thumma (MJS ’20) featured in ABA’s The Judges’ Journal
The Fall 2020 edition of The Judges' Journal published by the American Bar Association features an article by David F. Levi, From Judge to Dean and Back Again: Reflections on Transitions (pdf), about his transition from the federal judiciary to the legal academy. In...
5th Circuit Judge Andrew Oldham to serve as a Distinguished Judge in Residence
Judge Andrew Oldham of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will be a distinguished “virtual visitor” to Duke Law in October 2020 as part of the Bolch Judicial Institute’s Distinguished Judge in Residence program. As part of his residency, he will...
Benjamin Ferencz named inaugural Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian
Benjamin Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg Trial prosecutor and an icon in the field of international justice, is the first person to be honored by the Bolch Judicial Institute's Raphael Lemkin Guardian of the Rule of Law series, which celebrates individuals who have...
‘How RBG would have powered through this crisis’ by Prof. Neil S. Siegel (cnn.com)
Neil S. Siegel is the David W. Ichel Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at Duke Law School and is a former law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. His remembrance of Justice Ginsburg was published on cnn.com on September 22, 2020. "I...
Duke Law mourns the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (law.duke.edu)
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