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Latest News
In Remembrance and Appreciation of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
n an official statement for The American Law Institute, David F. Levi — president of the ALI and director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law — offered a personal remembrance of his longtime friend and colleague, Associate Supreme Court...
Bolch Judicial Institute welcomes California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger
ustice Leondra R. Kruger of the California Supreme Court will be a “virtual visitor” to Duke Law in fall 2020 as part of the Bolch Judicial Institute’s Distinguished Judge in Residence program. As part of her residency, she will participate in a...
Read the summer 2020 newsletter
Read the summer 2020 edition of Judicature online at judicature.duke.edu
Judge Don Willett to chair Judicature editorial board for 2020-21
udge Don Willett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will serve as chair of Judicature’s editorial board for the 2020–21 editorial term, beginning with the fall 2020 edition of the journal (Volume 104 Number 3). Willett is a former...
WATCH | Coping with COVID, Ep. 8: Addressing Racial Disparities in the Courts
“We must do so much better”
In a June 5 statement to members of The American Law Institute, David F. Levi — president of ALI and director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law — discussed racial injustice in the legal system and called for all ALI members and legal professionals to bring...
Leading employment law experts discuss getting America back to work
Leading experts on employment law discussed getting America back to work in the latest episode of Coping with COVID, a video and podcast series produced by the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School and The American Law Institute. The episode addressed questions...
COVID-19 and the courts: A resource guide for judges (Archived June 2021)
Coping with COVID: Leadership Perspectives from the Private Sector
Leaders from Merck, Medtronic, Apple, and 3M discuss the many ways the COVID-19 pandemic is transforming and impacting business across the world during the latest episode of Coping with COVID, a video and podcast series produced by the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke...
WATCH | Congratulations to the Master of Judicial Studies Class of 2020!
Read the spring 2020 newsletter
Our spring 2020 newsletter is here! See what’s happening at the Bolch Judicial Institute.
Upcoming Events

Star Rule of Law Series
Panel discussion: Attacks on Judges: What Can We Do?
Watch the recording here.
Bolch Prize 2025: Honoring Justice Jillani
Stream anytime!
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