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Spring/Summer 2021 News and Updates
From Director David F. Levi
Dear Friends,
I’m delighted to invite you to join us for the June 24 premiere of our Bolch Prize Ceremony honoring our 2020 and 2021 prize recipients — Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke of South Africa’s Constitutional Court and Chief Justice Margaret Marshall of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Please sign up to receive the video link as we celebrate these two extraordinary judges and defenders of the rule of law.
Amid a season of tremendous change, the Bolch Judicial Institute has continued its work in full force. Our Master of Judicial Studies program welcomed 19 new judges for their first semester of study, online for now with the hope that they can come to campus for a short course in the fall. We welcomed two distinguished judges in residence this spring; they visited classes, met with students, and joined me for new episodes of our Judgment Calls podcast. We welcomed North Carolina’s Chief Justice Paul Newby to our Advisory Board. And there’s more! Read below for details on these and many other happenings.
Please continue to be engaged with us — join a program online, subscribe to Judicature, follow us on Twitter, visit our new and improved website. With your support, the Bolch Judicial Institute has become a global force for protecting the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary. We are grateful to count you among our friends. Best wishes for a wonderful summer.
David F. Levi
Director, Bolch Judicial Institute
Recent News
Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall to receive 2021 Bolch Prize
Hon. Margaret H. Marshall — retired chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and a lifelong advocate for a more transparent, efficient, and accountable judiciary — will receive the 2021 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law. Read More »
Virtual Bolch Prize celebration honoring Justices Moseneke, Marshall to premiere June 24
The Bolch Judicial Institute 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. Read More »
New class of judges begins Duke Law Master of Judicial Studies program
Nineteen state, federal, and international judges began their first semester of coursework in Duke Law’s Master of Judicial Studies program on May 17. Read More »
Duke Law Faculty to serve on Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
David F. Levi, Guy-Uriel E. Charles, Walter Dellinger, and Margaret H. Lemos were appointed by President Biden to 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. Read More »
NC Chief Justice Newby joins Bolch Advisory Board
Hon. Paul M. Newby, chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, has joined the Advisory Board of the Bolch Judicial Institute. Read More»
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 to help develop events and ensure that the Institute’s work is attuned to the needs of the profession. Read More »
Read the Spring 2021 edition of Judicature
The spring 2021 edition of Judicature is available online. Articles in this edition include an examination of China's e-courts, what AI means for the law, and an ode to in-person naturalization ceremonies.
Judges Jacqueline Nguyen, Michael J. Garcia serve as Distinguished Judges in Residence
Judge Jacqueline Nguyen of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and Judge Michael J. Garcia of the N.Y. Court of Appeals served as “virtual visitors” to Duke Law last spring as part of the Bolch Judicial Institute’s Distinguished Judge in Residence program. Read More »
Institute Releases Third Edition of Discovery-Proportionality Guidelines
The Institute released a new edition of the guidelines and best practices to achieve proportional discovery. The document's drafters led a discussion in April, and part of that recording, "Proportionality in Practice," is available on YouTube. Read the report »
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 N.C. Chief Justice Paul Newby to a new task force to help courts better understand the impact of adverse childhood experiences and adverse community environments (abbreviated “ACEs”). Read More »
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