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Wester ’72, Beasley MJS ’18, and Dietz MJS ’20 to receive Citizen Lawyer awards (ncbar.org)
Attorney John Wester (Duke JD '72), the Hon. Cheri Beasley (Duke LLM '18), and Judge Richard Dietz (Duke LLM '20) will receive Citizen Lawyer awards from the NC Bar Association at its annual meeting June 17-18, 2021. The recipients of the Citizen Lawyer...
Virtual Bolch Prize Celebration honoring Justices Moseneke, Marshall to premiere June 24
DURHAM, N.C. — The Bolch Judicial at Duke Law School will premiere a virtual celebration honoring the 2020 and 2021 recipients of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law on June 24 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Hosted by PBS Newshour’s Judy Woodruff, a Duke University alumna,...
David F. Levi, Amelia Thorn named to NC task force on trauma-informed courts
David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute, and Amelia Ashton Thorn, assistant director for special projects, were named by North Carolina Chief Justice Paul Newby to a new task force to help courts better understand the impact of adverse...
New class of judges begins Duke Law Master of Judicial Studies program
DURHAM, N.C. — Nineteen state, federal, and international judges will begin their first semester of coursework in Duke Law’s Master of Judicial Studies program on May 17. They will participate in virtual courses on Zoom every day for four weeks. The judges were...
David Ichel leads new council to advise on Institute programs, emerging legal trends
The Bolch Judicial Institute has formed a Leadership Council composed of lawyers, judges, scholars, and others who can help advance the Institute’s mission by advising on program and event development and ensuring that the Institute’s work is attuned to the needs...
David F. Levi to serve on Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School, will serve on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, according to a statement released by the White House on April 9, 2021. Duke Law professors Guy-Uriel E....
Upcoming Events
June 24, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. ET
The Bolch Prize ceremony will live premiere on Duke University’s YouTube channel.