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Bolch Judicial Institute Co-Hosts Climate Conference in The Hague, Netherlands
The Bolch Judicial Institute and the Climate Judiciary Project (CJP) of the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), in collaboration with leading climate scientists and legal experts, led an intensive, one-day course for European judges on issues of climate science and law...
Registration Open for Duke Law’s Online Mass Tort MDL Certificate Course
he Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law is pleased to announce that registration is now open for its online Certificate in Mass Tort MDL Course, which provides an inside view of how mass-tort multidistrict litigation works from the perspectives of...
Trauma-Informed Courts Initiative Publishes Articles Highlighting Judicial Perspectives and Practices
The Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School’s Trauma-Informed Practices in the Courts initiative has published two original research articles, providing valuable insights into judges’ attitudes and practices regarding trauma-informed care in the courtroom. “These...
Institute Co-hosts Delegation of Vietnamese Prosecutors in N.C. & D.C. (LinkedIn Post)
In August 2024, the Bolch Judicial Institute and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs team from the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi hosted a delegation of Vietnamese prosecutors in North Carolina and Washington, D.C. for...
Judge Esther Salas to receive 2024 Lemkin Medal for efforts to protect judges’ safety
Judge Esther Salas of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has been named the 2024 Raphael Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal recipient in recognition of her efforts to strengthen laws that protect the physical safety of judges and their families.
Federal Judges Attend Technology Course at Duke
PICTURED ABOVE: Professor Brandon Garrett, L. Neil Williams, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice, delivers a presentation on Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, which governs the admissibility of expert...
Save the Date: Oct. 31 – Defending the Judiciary Conference
New Podcast Episode: “Streamlining Justice: A Unified Approach to Civil Case Management”
Director Paul W. Grimm in the News – Summer 2024
The Washington Post: Opinion | Democrats must defend Trump’s guilty verdict against MAGA jury denial (June 3, 2024) The following quote from Director Paul W. Grimm's October 2023 Bloomberg Law op-ed The Judiciary Is Under Attack. Lawyers Have a Duty to Defend...
Bolch Research Assistant Nick Opoku (LLM ’24) selected for Duke Law’s Farrin Fellowship
Nick Opoku LLM '24 has been selected to receive Duke Law School’s Farrin Fellowship, a one-year paid fellowship awarded to a graduating student who has displayed a strong focus on public interest work throughout their studies and professional learning experiences. The...
“Trauma Informed Care In Court” wins 2024 Bass Connections Poster Competition
The poster Trauma-Informed Care In Court: An Exploratory Research Project (PDF) was recognized as the winner of the 2024 Bass Connections Poster Competition at the annual Bass Connections showcase event held on April 17, 2024, on Duke University’s campus. A panel of...
WATCH | A Panel Discussion with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s Former Law Clerks
Dean Kerry Abrams moderates a panel discussion with three of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s former law clerks: Duke Law Professors Lisa K. Griffin (clerked in 1997-98) and Matthew Adler (clerked in 1992-93) and Duke Law alumna Sarah Boyce ’12 (Deputy Attorney General...
Upcoming Events
Panel: How the Supreme Court is Reshaping Our Everyday Lives
Friday., Jan. 10, 2025 at 12:30 pm
This event will be in-person and live-streamed. Learn More »
Lemkin Medal 2024: Honoring Judge Esther Salas
Stream anytime!
Watch here: duke.is/lemkin-medal-2024