Faculty Focus

New Faculty: Robert E. Bishop Fall 2023

New Faculty: Robert E. Bishop Fall 2023

Robert E. Bishop Empirical scholar of law and finance By Jeannie Naujeck Robert E. Bishop, an empirical scholar of the economics of corporate governance and securities law with experience in public policy, legal practice, and finance, joined the faculty July 1 as an...

New Faculty: Emily Ryo Fall 2023

New Faculty: Emily Ryo Fall 2023

Emily Ryo Prolific scholar of immigration and criminal law by Andrew Park Emily Ryo, a highly regarded legal scholar and social scientist who studies issues at the intersection of immigration law and criminal law, joined the Duke Law School faculty on July 1 as a...

New Faculty: Lauren Fine ’11 Fall 2023

New Faculty: Lauren Fine ’11 Fall 2023

Lauren Fine ’11 Alumna returns to Duke as supervising attorney of Criminal Defense Clinic by Jeannie Naujeck Lauren Fine ’11, a nationally recognized advocate for youth justice reform, joined the faculty in July as assistant clinical professor of law and...

New Faculty: Richard Katskee Fall 2023

New Faculty: Richard Katskee Fall 2023

Richard B. Katskee Defender of religious freedoms named Appellate Litigation Clinic director by Jeannie Naujeck Richard B. Katskee, a veteran lawyer and advocate whose career has focused on protecting First Amendment freedoms and defending...

Faculty Notes Fall 2023

Faculty Notes Fall 2023

Fall 2023 Jones elected chair of Duke University Academic Council Trina Jones, the Jerome M. Culp Distinguished Professor of Law, was elected chair of the Duke University Academic Council Feb. 21. The council and its Executive Committee are the chief...

Foster-Longest Fall 2023

Foster-Longest Fall 2023

Foster, Longest awarded newly endowed clinical professorships by Andrew Park Duke Law School awarded newly endowed clinical professorships to Andrew Foster and Ryke Longest, longtime faculty members and leaders of the clinical program, effective July 1. Dean Kerry...

Lawrence G. Baxter Retires Fall 2023

Lawrence G. Baxter retires An accomplished scholar, teacher, and business executive, Baxter pioneered the study of banking regulation at Duke Law School  by Jeannie Naujeck Lawrence G. Baxter, an internationally renowned expert in both administrative law and...

Helfer UN Human Rights Committee Spring 2023

Helfer elected as U.S. representative to the United Nations Human Rights Committee By Jeannie Naujeck Harry R. Chadwick, Sr. Professor of Law Laurence Helfer has been elected to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Committee for the 2023-2026 term. The Department...

Coleman Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Spring 2023

Coleman honored as Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian by Bolch Judicial Institute By Frances Presma James E. Coleman, Jr., the John S. Bradway Professor of the Practice of Law, received the Bolch Judicial Institute’s 2022 Raphael Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian Medal during a...

Amanda Martin Spring 2023

Amanda Martin Veteran media lawyer joins First Amendment Clinic By Jeannie Naujeck Amanda Martin, a veteran communications attorney with extensive experience in media law, joined the faculty in July as senior lecturing fellow and supervising attorney in the First...

Michael Murphy Spring 2023

Michael Murphy Scholar of technology and lawyer well-being brings broad practice experience to Startup Ventures Clinic By Jeannie Naujeck Michael Murphy, a legal educator with a wide range of practice experience, joined the faculty Jan. 1 as clinical professor of law...

Magazine Cover - Rebooting America

Winter 2021
Volume 40 | Number 1