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Bolch Judicial Institute co-presents N.C. Supreme Court Candidates Forum
On October 26, 2022, the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law and the Duke Law Chapter of the American Constitution Society co-presented a non-partisan forum with the four candidates running for two open seats at the North Carolina Supreme Court. The candidates, Trey...
Duke Law faculty, students invited to attend virtual MDL Course
uke Law's Mass Tort MDL Certificate Course will be held virtually on Nov. 7-8, 2022. Hosted by the Bolch Judicial Institute, this course is open to current law students and Duke Law faculty, who may attend all or part of the program free of charge...
Watch the latest episode of Judgment Calls feat. Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat!
Levi moderates discussion on public perception of the Supreme Court
David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and president of the American Law Institute, recently led a panel discussion for the ALI podcast Reasonably Speaking with U.S. federal judges about the public's perception of the U.S. Supreme Court. A June 2022...
Lemkin Medal Ceremony, honoring James E. Coleman Jr. (YouTube)
Listen to the latest episode of the Judgment Calls podcast!
Photos from the 2022 McGovern Symposium on Civil Litigation
n May 27, 2022, the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School hosted the inaugural McGovern Symposium on Civil Litigation. Throughout the morning, scholars, judges, and friends of Professor Francis McGovern gathered to discuss articles published...
Professor James E. Coleman Jr. named the 2022 Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian
Prof. James E. Coleman Jr. has been named the 2022 recipient of the Raphael Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal by the Bolch Judicial Institute.
Judge J. Michelle Childs (MJS ’16) confirmed to DC Circuit
Judge J. Michelle Childs, a 2016 graduate of Duke Law School's Master of Judicial Studies program, was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on July 19, 2022. (See this article from Reuters.) Judge Childs has served as a federal judge on the U.S....
Interview with Judge Allyson Duncan (Duke J.D. ’75) featured on ‘All Things Judicial’ podcast
pisode 41 of the North Carolina Judicial Branch's All Things Judicial podcast features an interview with Judge Allyson Duncan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (retired). In this 2018 interview, conducted by former North Carolina...
Upcoming Events
Rescuing Afghan Women Judges: A Discussion with the IAWJ
March 2, 2023 • 12:30 p.m.
Members of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) will discuss their efforts to coordinate an emergency evacuation of women judges in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in 2021. Learn more »
2023 Bolch Prize Ceremony
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) will receive the 2023 recipient of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law at a ceremony held at Duke University. Learn more »
McGovern Symposium
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Friday, May 26, 2023, at Duke University
Advanced MDL Certificate
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Thursday-Friday, May 25-26, 2023, at Duke University