Jurists and Lawyers Revisit First Principles at Inaugural Santa Fe Seminar| judicialstudies.duke.edu
Pictured Above (from left to right): the Hon. Kimberly Mueller, incoming Bolch Judicial Institute director and senior California U.S. district judge; the Hon. Paul Grimm, outgoing director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and retired Maryland U.S. district judge; Richard Brodhead, president emeritus of Duke University; St. John’s College President Walter Sterling; the Hon. David Levi, Duke Law Dean emeritus, outgoing American Law Institute president, and retired California U.S. district jud...| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law
The Carl and Susan Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law uniquely recognizes individuals and organizations dedicated to the rule of law.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law | The Bolch Judicial Institute's mission...
Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani Honored with 2025 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law| judicialstudies.duke.edu
Justice Christopher Goff of the Indiana Supreme Court was recently recognized by Indiana Court Times for completing his Master of Judicial Studies degree at Duke University. The Duke Law School graduation ceremony at Cameron Indoor Stadium on May 11 was especially meaningful — it was the first time since his high school graduation that he walked in a formal ceremony, […] The post Indiana Supreme Court’s 110th Justice Earns Duke University LLM (Indiana Court Times) first appeared on...| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law
PICTURED ABOVE: David and Jan Ichel (center) with 2025 recipients of Ichel scholarships. Their scholarships currently support 14 students across Duke University. __ The Ichel gift will help secure the future of the century-old scholarly journal and advance rule of law initiatives. David and Jan Ichel have established the David & Jan Ichel Judicature Endowment at the […] The post David and Jan Ichel Establish Judicature Endowment first appeared on Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law
As a member of Duke Law’s Judicial Studies LLM Graduating Class of 2025, Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna delivered the speech on behalf of her class at convocation. In her remarks, she reminded the graduates of their vital role in upholding the rule of law: “The rule of law is the foundational bedrock of democracy,” […] The post Justice Sabrina McKenna Receives LLM in Judicial Studies from Duke Law (Hawaiʻi State Judiciary) first appeared on Bolch Judicial ...| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law
s the United States celebrates Law Day, attorneys across the country are retaking their oath and reaffirming their commitment to the core principles of law and justice. Our director, Paul W. Grimm, a member of the Maryland Bar, retook his oath and reflected on its significance. Referencing a 1925 Virginia Law Review article titled The Lawyer as an Officer […] The post Director Paul W. Grimm Celebrates Law Day by Retaking the Attorney’s Oath first appeared on Bolch Judicial Institute o...| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law
The Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law awarded the 2025 Bolch Prize to Justice Jillani in a ceremony recognizing his dedication to the rule of law.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law | The Bolch Judicial Institute's mission...
The Bolch Judicial Institute's mission is to study and advance rule-of-law principles, judicial independence, and law reform through technology and innovation.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law | The Bolch Judicial Institute's mission...
The gift will honor the legacy of RaceTrac’s chairman emeritus, Carl Bolch, Jr., and his wife Susan Bass Bolch who founded the Institute in 2018.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law | The Bolch Judicial Institute's mission...
Gift from Seeger Weiss LLP Establishes the Daniel Anderl Memorial Fund| judicialstudies.duke.edu
The Bolch Judicial Institute is leading a national effort to mobilize the legal profession to defend judges and the judiciary against unjust attacks.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law | The Bolch Judicial Institute's mission...
Judge Kimberly J. Mueller named next director of the Bolch Judicial Institute| judicialstudies.duke.edu
In an op-ed for Bloomberg Law, Judge Paul W. Grimm (ret.) writes that lawyers and bar associations must speak out when judges have been subjected to attacks.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law | The Bolch Judicial Institute's mission...
Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will visit Duke Law School in early April 2022 as a judge in residence.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law | The Bolch Judicial Institute's mission...
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
We must do everything in our power to help the public understand why accepting the decisions of the courts — even when you disagree — is so critical to our democracy and the rule of law.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law | The Bolch Judicial Institute's mission...
This guide identifies immediate, mid-term, and long-term actions that judges, legal professionals, policymakers, and the public can take to defend judges.| Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law | The Bolch Judicial Institute's mission...