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Paul W. Grimm succeeds David F. Levi as Director of the Institute

Jan 6, 2023

n January 1, 2023, retired U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm of the District of Maryland succeeded David F. Levi as Director of the Bolch Judicial Insitute of Duke Law School. In addition to serving as Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute,...

Advisory Board approves resolution appointing David F. Levi as Director Emeritus

Dec 22, 2022

The Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law is pleased to announce the appointment of David F. Levi as Director Emeritus of the Bolch Judicial Institute, effective January 1, 2023. At a year-end meeting in Washington, D.C., the Advisory Board unanimously approved a...

2022 Year-End Report: Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law

Dec 21, 2022

Find a year-end report with summaries of projects, programs, and activities that the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law hosted in 2022.

Judges, attorneys, and law students attend Institute’s Mass Tort MDL course

Dec 8, 2022

Over the span of two days, more than 100 participants engaged in a series of panel discussions about the lifecycle and management of mass tort MDLs.

Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat (’57) Portrait Unveiled in Jacksonville Courthouse

Nov 22, 2022

portrait of Senior Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat, a 1957 graduate of Duke Law School and honorary life member of the Board of Visitors, was unveiled on October 14, 2022, at the United States Courthouse in Jacksonville, Florida. The portrait depicts...

Bolch Prize to be awarded to International Association of Women Judges

Nov 21, 2022

The Bolch Judicial Institute has named the International Association of Women Judges as the 2023 recipient of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law in recognition of the organization’s remarkable efforts to evacuate, support, and resettle Afghan women judges who, because of their gender and work as judges, have faced persecution and violence since the Taliban took control of the country in late 2021.

Bolch To Offer Trauma-Informed Courts Curriculum To N.C. Judges

Nov 16, 2022

As the academic leader of the N.C. Chief Justice’s Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts, the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law is moving forward with plans to scale its trauma-informed courts curriculum by offering it to newly elected and appointed judges in North Carolina.

Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya profiled in SAC-IAWJ newsletter

Nov 14, 2022

eputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, an LL.M. graduate of Duke Law School and member of the Bolch Judicial Institute's Leadership Council and Judicature's editorial board, was profiled in a special edition of the South Africa Chapter of the...

We’re hiring! Assistant Director & Program Coordinator

Nov 10, 2022

Bolch Judicial Institute co-presents N.C. Supreme Court Candidates Forum

Oct 31, 2022

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

Oct 26, 2022

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...