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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...
Judge Diane P. Wood joins Bolch Judicial Institute Advisory Board
Judge Diane P. Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has joined the Bolch Judicial Institute Advisory Board. “We are so pleased to welcome Judge Wood to our advisory board,” said David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute. “She has...
Bolch Judicial Institute hosts first McGovern Symposium on Civil Litigation
PICTURED ABOVE: Panel 2 "Claims Resolution Facility Design & Innovation" moderated by Judge Lee Rosenthal. __ he Bolch Judicial Institute hosted the first annual McGovern Symposium on Civil Litigation in honor of the late Duke Law Professor...
Meet Duke Law’s Master of Judicial Studies (MJS) Class of 2023
he Master of Judicial Studies (MJS) Class of 2023 concludes its second semester of study this week, capping four weeks of intense, in-person coursework at Duke Law School. The 19 judges who comprise the class are now in their second of the...
Levi moderates discussion on new Principles of Electoral Count Act Reform
In a new episode of the American Law Institute's Reasonably Speaking podcast, David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and president of the American Law Institute, moderated a discussion on reforming the Electoral Count Act (ECA). Levi spoke with...
U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm named director of the Bolch Judicial Institute
U.S. District Court Judge Paul W. Grimm of the District of Maryland, a 2016 graduate of Duke Law School’s Master of Judicial Studies program, has been named the David F. Levi Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute effective Jan. 1, 2023. Grimm also will join the...
Judge J. Michelle Childs MJS’16 urges the Class of 2022 to “meet their moment”
Judge J. Michelle Childs MJS ’16 of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina urged Duke Law School’s class of 2022 to trust their preparation and allow destiny to direct them in her convocation address May 7. “Serve people, not just...
Trauma-Informed Courts project receives Bass Connections grant funding
The Bolch Judicial Institute's Trauma-Informed Courts initiative was selected by Duke University's Bass Connections as a 2022–23 project team. Bass Connections will fund a team of Duke undergraduate and graduate students to investigate the impact of trauma-informed...
Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam (Duke LLM ’18) nominated to Second Circuit
United States District Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam of the District of Connecticut, a 2018 graduate of Duke Law School’s Master of Judicial Studies program, was nominated by President Biden to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on April 27, according to a...
Read a Q&A with Bolch Student Fellow John Macy
John Macy, a graduating 3L at Duke Law and research assistant at the Bolch Judicial Institute, was recently interviewed by Duke Law News about his experience working for the Institute and how it shaped his thinking on judicial systems. During his time as a student...
Photo Gallery: Bolch Prize 2022
The Bolch Judicial Institute hosted a ceremony to honor the 2022 Bolch Prize Recipient Judge J. Clifford Wallace of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on March 18, 2022, at the Marriott Marquis in San Diego, California. A gallery of photos from the...
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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