The Commons Summer 2022 Kerry Abrams is reappointed to second five-year term as dean Horvitz ’78, Hartman-Horvitz endow program in constitutional and public law » $10 million challenge grant from The Duke Endowment supports financial aid, public interest fellowships New clinic to give students opportunities for hands-on experience with criminal defense The Barton Family Foundation has made a $2.5 million commitment to fund the clinic that will train students to be leaders in ending racialized mass incarceration Pro bono initiative helps gain clemency for man given life sentence as teen The project received the North Carolina Bar Association’s 2022 Law Student Group Pro Bono Service Award Clinic News A digest of recent advocacy, achievements, and outcomes from Duke Law’s clinics Notable & Quotable Duke Law faculty weigh in on recent Supreme Court news, forensic evidence, and other current topics Recognizing significant professional honors Recent graduates are launching careers in public interest, public service, and international arbitration Bolch Prize awarded to Ninth Circuit’s Wallace For more than 50 years, Chief Judge Emeritus J. Clifford Wallacehas worked internationally to help strengthen the rule of law Convocation 2022 Judge J. Michelle Childs MJS ’16 urges graduates to put people before professional accomplishments Summer 2022 Volume 41 No. 1
