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Constance Baker Motley: Judiciary’s unsung rights hero (uscourts.gov)
The hardest thing about being a judge? What courts say about sentencing. (Law.com)
Mourning Professor Francis E. McGovern
Following are tributes to beloved Duke Law professor Francis E. McGovern. A note from David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute I have admired and enjoyed knowing Francis for many years, long before I came to Duke. He was one of a kind — brilliant,...
Duke Law certificate course offers practical training on MDLs
ultidistrict litigation — in which multiple lawsuits from numerous districts are consolidated under the jurisdiction of one federal court — has captured headlines and reshaped the legal landscape in the United States. These MDLs now account for 52%...
Ambassador Manuel Sager joins Bolch Judicial Institute Advisory Board
Manuel Sager, the former ambassador of Switzerland to the United States, was appointed to the Bolch Judicial Institute Advisory Board in a unanimous vote by board members at a meeting in December 2019. Sager completed an LLM in international law at Duke in 1985 and...
Dikgang Moseneke, former deputy chief justice of the South African Constitutional Court, to receive 2020 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law
Dikgang Moseneke, an internationally revered jurist who helped build and lead a post-apartheid, democratic South Africa, will receive the 2020 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law, David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School, announced today.
Bolch Judicial Institute welcomes retired Mass. Chief Justice Margaret Marshall
Margaret Marshall, the first woman to serve as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, will be the Bolch Judicial Institute’s Distinguished Judge in Residence for spring 2020. She will visit Duke Law Jan. 20-22. Before her retirement in 2010, Chief...
Legal leaders gather to begin planning major conference on federal courts and civil litigation
The Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law hosted a planning conference in November to lay the groundwork for a major conference on the federal courts and civil litigation. That conference, which will take place in late 2020 or early 2021, will be the second major...
Scholarly conference examines new research on judicial administration and processes
egal scholars gathered at Duke Law to discuss judicial administration and judicial processes during a roundtable conference on Thursday, Dec. 12. Organized by Duke Law Professor Marin Levy (pictured above) and sponsored by the Bolch Judicial...
Justice Mark A. Davis LLM’18 started a thesis and ended up with a book
he U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren is deservedly famous for making its mark in an era of high-profile cases. The Exum Court of North Carolina is decidedly less famous — but had a similar impact, according to a new book by North...
Judge Richard Gergel discusses new book, Unexampled Courage
udge Richard Gergel, a 1979 Duke Law graduate and U.S. District Court judge for the District of South Carolina, spoke to Duke Law students on Monday, Nov. 11, about his new book, Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the...
Judicature articles on forensic science published in Chinese law journal
Two Judicature articles have received attention in China after being translated and reprinted in the Chinese law journal Evidence Science (证据科学) by Zhuhao Wang, associate professor of law at the Institute of Evidence Law and Forensic Science at the China University of...
Upcoming Events
Star Rule of Law Series
Panel discussion: Attacks on Judges: What Can We Do?
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Bolch Prize 2025: Honoring Justice Jillani
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