Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was celebrated as the 2024
recipient of the Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law during a private ceremony held at Duke
University on April 4, 2024.
During the ceremony, John G. Roberts Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, delivers remarks
and a slideshow presentation honoring Justice O’Connor’s life and legacy (29:58) and Scott
O’Connor accepts the prize on behalf of his late mother (18:15).
In addition, the ceremony features remarks from Duke Law School Dean Kerry Abrams (00:20);
Lisa Kern Griffin, a Duke Law professor and former law clerk to Justice O’Connor (05:14); Paul
W. Grimm, director of the Bolch Judicial Institute and a retired federal judge (beginning and
13:27); David F. Levi, president of The American Law Institute (28:20); and Susan Bass Bolch, co-
founder of the Bolch Judicial Institute (44:02).
*ABOUT THE PRIZE*
The Carl and Susan Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law is awarded annually to an individual or
organization who has demonstrated extraordinary dedication to the rule of law and advancing
rule of law principles around the world. By honoring those who do this work, the Bolch Prize
draws attention to the ideals of justice and judicial independence and to the constitutional
structures and safeguards that undergird a free society. To learn more, visit
https://judicialstudies.duke.edu/.
*VIDEO & IMAGE PERMISSIONS*
This recording contains an excerpt from the video "iCivics: Reimagining Civic Education"
courtesy of iCivics (11:58). The full video can be found here: https://www.icivics.org/who-we-
are
The Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law secured rights to all images used in Chief Justice
Roberts' presentation from respective copyright holders for use in this video recording. Special
thanks to: The University of Arizona's Center for Creative Photography, the Shakespeare
Theatre Company, the Smithsonian Institution, Worldwide Pants Inc./MediaMine, Stanford
University/Stanford Law School, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the U.S.
Supreme Court, and the family of Justice O'Connor for providing images from their collections.
Video of the ceremony captured by Critical Focus Creative of Durham, N.C. website: https://critfocus.com/
