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Indiana Supreme Court’s 110th Justice Earns Duke University LLM (Indiana Court Times)
Justice Christopher Goff of the Indiana Supreme Court was recently recognized by Indiana Court Times for completing his Master of Judicial Studies degree at Duke University. The Duke Law School graduation ceremony at Cameron Indoor Stadium on May 11 was especially...
David and Jan Ichel Establish Judicature Endowment
PICTURED ABOVE: David and Jan Ichel (center) with 2025 recipients of Ichel scholarships. Their scholarships currently support 14 students across Duke University. __ The Ichel gift will help secure the future of the century-old scholarly journal and advance rule of law...
Judicature Marks a Decade at Duke with Conversations on Current Challenges Facing Judiciary
en years ago, Duke Law School began publishing Judicature. Among the articles featured in that first Duke edition was a lecture titled “Grand Challenges, Grand Ideas,” delivered by then–Dean David F. Levi, in which he identified five pressing...
Judge Kimberly J. Mueller named next director of the Bolch Judicial Institute
enior District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (pictured above) has been named the next David F. Levi Professor of the Practice of Law and Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute,...
Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat Oral History Project Reveals Key Insights into Judge’s Career
PICTURED ABOVE: Judge Tjoflat speaks to students as the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law's distinguished judge in residence in 2022. __ n oral history documenting the life and career of Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat, one of the longest-serving...
Gift from Seeger Weiss LLP Establishes the Daniel Anderl Memorial Fund
$500,000 gift from Seeger Weiss LLP has established The Seeger Weiss/Daniel Anderl Memorial Fund at the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law. The endowed fund will support the Institute's mission to protect and advance the rule of law within the...
Bolch Judicial Institute Announces the Stanley and Elizabeth Star Rule of Law Fund
onors to the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School have established the Stanley A. Star ’61 and Elizabeth A. Star Rule of Law Fund, a new $1 million endowment that will support the Institute's mission to protect and advance the rule of law...
Justice Sabrina McKenna Receives LLM in Judicial Studies from Duke Law (Hawaiʻi State Judiciary)
As a member of Duke Law’s Judicial Studies LLM Graduating Class of 2025, Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna delivered the speech on behalf of her class at convocation. In her remarks, she reminded the graduates of their vital role in upholding the...
Director Grimm and Director Emeritus Levi Quoted in Reuters Special Report
Reuters special report published on May 2, 2025, highlights the troubling surge in threats toward federal judges and their families following rulings against the Trump administration. In the report, Reuters analyzed over 600 social media and...
Director Paul W. Grimm Celebrates Law Day by Retaking the Attorney’s Oath
s the United States celebrates Law Day, attorneys across the country are retaking their oath and reaffirming their commitment to the core principles of law and justice. Our director, Paul W. Grimm, a member of the Maryland Bar, retook his oath and...
Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani Honored with 2025 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law
The Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law awarded the 2025 Bolch Prize to Justice Jillani in a ceremony recognizing his dedication to the rule of law.
Bolch Prize 2025 Ceremony To Be Held at Nasher Museum of Art on April 16
The 2025 Bolch Prize ceremony will honor former Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani for his dedication to furthering the rule of law in Pakistan. Click here for more information about the speakers at the ceremony. t an evening...
Upcoming Events

Nov. 20 - Star Rule of Law Series Event
On November 20, the Star Rule of Law Series continues with a lunchtime conversation at Duke Law School.
Bolch Prize 2025: Honoring Justice Jillani
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