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Judgment Calls with Hon. David F. Levi

Judgment Calls is a podcast hosted by David F. Levi, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute, former dean of Duke Law School, and former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. In Judgment Calls, Levi interviews judges about their work, their lives, and the challenges and opportunities they see in the U.S. courts.

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S2 Ep2: Judge Ann Claire Williams

S2 Ep2: Judge Ann Claire Williams

 March 30, 2021 | Season 2, Episode 2 | 51:00 Highlights In part two, Judge Ann Claire Williams talks with David F. Levi about her more than 30-year judicial career on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

S2 Ep1: Judge Ann Claire Williams

S2 Ep1: Judge Ann Claire Williams

 1.19.21 | Season 2, Episode 1 | 49:37 Highlights Judge Ann Claire Williams talks with David F. Levi about her life, growing up in Detroit, and her journey to becoming the first Black woman to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern...

S1 Ep6: Justice Dikgang Moseneke

S1 Ep6: Justice Dikgang Moseneke

 May 18, 2020 | Season 1, Episode 6 | 50:43 Highlights Justice Dikgang Moseneke talks with David F. Levi about his life, from being imprisoned on Robben Island at age 15 to serving as a justice on the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the...

S1 Ep5: Justice Margaret H. Marshall

S1 Ep5: Justice Margaret H. Marshall

 April 17, 2020 | Season 1, Episode 5 | 44:50 Highlights Justice Margaret H. Marshall talks with David F. Levi about her remarkable life and career, growing up under apartheid in South Africa, and becoming the first woman to hold the position of...

S1 Ep4: Judge Marjorie Rendell

S1 Ep4: Judge Marjorie Rendell

 December 10, 2019 | Season 1, Episode 4 | 34:10 Highlights Judge Marjorie Rendell talks with David F. Levi about the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Education and its efforts to promote judicial independence, judicial accountability, and...

S1 Ep3: Judge Richard Gergel

S1 Ep3: Judge Richard Gergel

 December 1, 2019 | Season 1, Episode 3 | 32:59 Highlights Judge Richard M. Gergel talks to David F. Levi about his recent book, Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge...

S1 Ep2: Judge Jon O. Newman

S1 Ep2: Judge Jon O. Newman

 November 20, 2019 | Season 1, Episode 2 | 39:59 Highlights Judge Jon O. Newman talks with David F. Levi about his life on the bench as recounted in his recent autobiography; the qualities that make for a good judge; and the differences between...

S1 Ep1: Judge Jeffrey Sutton

S1 Ep1: Judge Jeffrey Sutton

 Highlights Judge Jeffrey Sutton talks with David F. Levi about his book 51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law and the role of state courts in protecting personal rights. Judge Sutton shares his inspiration for writing...

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