An oral history documenting the life and career of Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat is now accessible through Duke Law School’s scholarship repository.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law | The Bolch Judicial Institute's mission...
Senior District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (pictured above) has been named the next David F. Levi Professor of the Practice of Law and Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute, effective Jan. 5, 2026.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law
A $500,000 gift from Seeger Weiss LLP has established The Seeger Weiss/Daniel Anderl Memorial Fund at the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law. The endowed fund will support the Institute’s mission to protect and advance the rule of law within the United States and abroad as well as to defend the judiciary from unjust and unsubstantiated attacks, which threaten judicial independence and diminish public faith in our judicial system.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law
Donors to the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law School have established the Stanley A. Star ’61 and Elizabeth A. Star Rule of Law Fund, a new $1 million endowment that will support the Institute’s mission to protect and advance the rule of law and judicial independence within the United States and abroad.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law
A Reuters special report published on May 2, 2025, highlights the troubling surge in threats toward federal judges and their families following rulings against the Trump administration. In the report, Reuters analyzed over 600 social media and message board posts since February targeting families of judges who have issued rulings against the Trump administration. Prominent Trump allies have amplified these posts — which have been viewed over 200 million times — with at least 70 posts exp...| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law