"That's when he told me that he thought motherhood and the study of law were incompatible."
Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine M. Durham recalls a time when there were few female lawyers and even fewer female law students.
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"We had no place to really go to eat; we had vending machines. If you wanted to get something to eat, you had to go over to the main campus."
Gail Feagles recalls her time at Duke Law, and admires the new school facilities and student organizations, as well as recalling Duke athletics.
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"I think being in classes that were almost all men was clearly an adjustment. I had been a French major, and that was primarily all women."
Gail Feagles remembers adjusting to her Law School classmates.
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"I still think it was sad, tragic almost, that he fell so far, when he did accomplish so much."
Gail Feagles shares thoughts on Richard Nixon, a fellow Duke Law graduate.
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The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"I'm going to admit to these three law students I have yet to meet, that I am so scatter-brained I have already locked myself out of my apartment."
Gail Feagles '76 recalls a move-in mishap that led to marriage.
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The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
The Harry R. Chadwick, Sr. Professor Emeritus of Law. After serving a tour in the Army, he commenced teaching law and has continued that career since 1957. He has been a member of the law faculties at Wyoming, Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan, and Duke.
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"All of a sudden you realized a month or two before the end of the year, that you were going to be examined on all of this material."
Gail Feagles talks about how long courses were when she attended Duke Law.
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"[I] decided that, well, why can't we, why shouldn't we have a similar organization here."
Linda H. Martin '96 recalls founding the Parents Attending Law School student group.
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"We were typical law students ... we weren't all out there saying, 'Oh let's solve the problems of the world right now.'"
Gail Feagles '76 recalls student life in her time at law school.
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"The warmth that you get ... I have not heard from a lot of my colleagues that they always had the chance to have that same experience."
Linda H. Martin '96 speaks about her Duke Law experience and why she stays so connected with the school.
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Associate Dean Judy Horowitz founded and built Duke Law's International Studies program beginning in 1981 until her retirement in 2012.
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Prof. Donald L. Horowitz offers important tips to students hoping to become successful international lawyers.
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The James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science Emeritus at Duke University, Prof. Donald L. Horowitz is a prolific scholar, author, and an internationally recognized expert on constitutional design in emerging democracies.
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The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"He said, 'You are seeking to become professional men, you must wear a coat and tie to class everyday.'"
Newt Taylor recalls the class of 1960 and Dean Latty's policy to help them feel like lawyers.
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"I really felt an affinity for Professor Robertson, as you could see him trying to feel his way in this heavy duty academic environment."
Dan Bowling '80 remembers Professor Horace Robertson and their similarities, both starting at Duke Law in 1980.
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"[A civil-rights era lawyer was] a bit of a hero, to those of us in the South, at the time, for some of the things they did."
Dan Bowling '80 remembers his admiration of civil rights lawyers leading him to Duke Law.
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The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"[We went] in a suit, coat and tie, to the game. And the law school all sat together."
Rufus Hill remembers watching a Duke football game during his time at Duke Law.
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"We liked to get out of the library."
Dan Bowling talks about the social life of the Class of 1980.
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The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
The Duke Law Oral History Project is an ongoing project designed to collect and archive memories from alumni and faculty throughout the history of the Duke Law School.
"I heard Robert Frost read his poems!"
Newt Taylor recalls many of his cultural experiences during his time at Duke Law.
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