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From Judge To Dean And Back Again: Reflections On Transitions, David F. Levi
From Judge To Dean And Back Again: Reflections On Transitions, David F. Levi
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Would United States Judges Benefit From More Graduate Training?, Nancy Joseph
Would United States Judges Benefit From More Graduate Training?, Nancy Joseph
Duke Law Master of Judicial Studies Theses
In the United States, there is no degree or training required to become a judge. On-the-job education primarily consists of orientation programs and updates on substantive and procedural law. Although these programs serve an important need, they are generally of limited duration and scope, taught by fellow judges, and are not degree programs. Two notable exceptions are the now-defunct University of Virginia Graduate Program for Judges, which offered an LL.M. in judicial process for sitting appellate judges and the Duke University School of Law’s LL.M. in judicial studies—also for sitting judges. Do judges benefit from such degree programs? There has …