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Bolch Prize to be awarded to International Association of Women Judges
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
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
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...
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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.
Upcoming Events
Reshaping American Life: Today’s Supreme Court in Historical Context and Its Potential Impact on our Future
Tues., April 23, 2024 (In-person & Virtual)
More info and registration: https://duke.is/r/9pd7
Lemkin Medal 2023: Honoring Prof. Harold Honju Koh
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