The Bolch Judicial Institute offers several platforms for scholars, judges, and practitioners to exchange ideas for advancing the rule of law and improving justice systems around the world. Our flagship publication, Judicature, is a scholarly journal published three times a year for nearly 6,000 U.S. federal and state judges.
In this repository, we maintain scholarly articles, reports, and our guidelines and best practices documents that reflect the scholarship and expertise of prominent bench leaders, legal practitioners, and academics. For more information about these resources, contact us at bolchjudicialinstitute@law.duke.edu.
Class Actions
Guidelines and Best Practices for Implementing 2018 Amendments to Rule 23 Class Action Settlement Provisions, Bolch Judicial Institute
Discovery
Guidelines and Best Practices for Implementing the 2015 Discovery Amendments Concerning Proportionality (Third Edition), Bolch Judicial Institute
Technology Assisted Review (TAR) Guidelines, Bolch Judicial Institute
Mass-Tort MDLs
Guidelines and Best Practices for Large and Mass-Tort MDLs (Second Edition), Bolch Judicial Institute
Archival
More on the Ethics of E-Discovery: Predictive Coding and Other Forms of Computer-Assisted Review, John M. Barkett
Guidelines and Best Practices for Implementing the 2015 Discovery Amendments Concerning Proportionality (Second Edition), Bolch Judicial Institute
Guidelines and Best Practices for Large and Mass Tort MDLs (First Edition), Duke Law School Center for Judicial Studies