James E. Coleman, Jr.

John S. Bradway Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law

School of Law

jcoleman@law.duke.edu

Duke Law School Room 3180, Duke Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708-0360

Duke Law School 210 Science Dr, Duke Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708

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Selected Publications

Our Courts Are Plagued With Inequality. Judges Have a Chance to Address It.

Other Charlotte Observer · 2024 Cite

Living in the Shadow of American Racism

Journal Article Law and Contemporary Problems · 2022 Link to item Cite

Justice Berger Must Recuse Himself From Case That Involves His Father, the Senate Leader

Other News & Observer · 2021 Link to item Cite

25 Years in Prison. $45 as Compensation. NC Is Failing the Wrongfully Convicted

Other Charlotte Observer · 2021 Cite

One Way or Another the Death Penalty Will Be Abolished, but Only After the Public No Longer Has Confidence in Its Use

Journal Article Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy · 2018 Link to item Cite

The Persistence of Discrimination in Jury Selection: Lessons from North Carolina and Beyond

Journal Article Champion · 2018 Cite

Former Chief Justice's Change of Heart is Another Bellwether Moment in the Demise of the Death Penalty

Other NC Policy Watch · 2016 Cite

Diffusion of Knowledge: The Ignored Goal of Public Education

Journal Article Duke Forum for Law & Social Change · 2016 Link to item Cite

Don't I Know You?: The Effect of Prior Acquaintance/Familiarity on Witness Identification

Journal Article Champion · 2012 Link to item Cite

Don't I Know You?: The Effect of Prior Acquaintance/Familiarity on Witness Identification

Journal Article Champion · 2012 Link to item Cite

Getting Juvenile Life Without Parole "Right" After Miller v. Alabama

Journal Article Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy · 2012 Link to item Cite

Different Strokes for Different Folks: A Different Standard is Not Inherently a Double Standard

Journal Article North Carolina Law Review · 2011 Link to item Cite

The Burden of Proof in Endogenous Substances Cases: A Masking Agent for Junk Science

Chapter · 2011 Cite

The Prosecutor's Duty of Disclosure Under ABA Model Rule 3.8(d)

Journal Article Champion Magazine · 2010 Cite

The Prosecutor's Duty of Disclosure Under ABA Model Rule 3.8(d)

Journal Article Champion Magazine · 2010 Cite

Rethinking Reliance on Eyewitness Confidence

Journal Article Judicature · 2010 Link to item Cite

Rethinking Reliance on Eyewitness Confidence

Journal Article Judicature · 2010 Link to item Cite

The Phases and Faces of the Duke Lacrosse Controversy: A Conversation

Journal Article Seton Hall Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law · 2009 Link to item Cite

Genetics, Neuroscience, and Criminal Responsibility

Chapter · 2009 Cite

A Sanctuary in the Jungle: Terry Lynn Nichols and His Oklahoma City Bombing Trial

Chapter · 2008 Cite

The Problem of Doping

Journal Article Duke Law Journal · 2008 Link to item Cite

The Problem of Doping

Journal Article Duke Law Journal · 2008 Link to item Cite

James E. Coleman, Jr.

Selected Publications

Our Courts Are Plagued With Inequality. Judges Have a Chance to Address It.

Living in the Shadow of American Racism

Justice Berger Must Recuse Himself From Case That Involves His Father, the Senate Leader

25 Years in Prison. $45 as Compensation. NC Is Failing the Wrongfully Convicted

One Way or Another the Death Penalty Will Be Abolished, but Only After the Public No Longer Has Confidence in Its Use

The Persistence of Discrimination in Jury Selection: Lessons from North Carolina and Beyond

Former Chief Justice's Change of Heart is Another Bellwether Moment in the Demise of the Death Penalty

Diffusion of Knowledge: The Ignored Goal of Public Education

Don't I Know You?: The Effect of Prior Acquaintance/Familiarity on Witness Identification

Don't I Know You?: The Effect of Prior Acquaintance/Familiarity on Witness Identification

Getting Juvenile Life Without Parole "Right" After Miller v. Alabama

Different Strokes for Different Folks: A Different Standard is Not Inherently a Double Standard

The Burden of Proof in Endogenous Substances Cases: A Masking Agent for Junk Science

The Prosecutor's Duty of Disclosure Under ABA Model Rule 3.8(d)

The Prosecutor's Duty of Disclosure Under ABA Model Rule 3.8(d)

Rethinking Reliance on Eyewitness Confidence

Rethinking Reliance on Eyewitness Confidence

The Phases and Faces of the Duke Lacrosse Controversy: A Conversation

Genetics, Neuroscience, and Criminal Responsibility

A Sanctuary in the Jungle: Terry Lynn Nichols and His Oklahoma City Bombing Trial

The Problem of Doping

The Problem of Doping

Was He Guilty as Charged? An Alternative Narrative Based on the Circumstantial Evidence From 12 Angry Men

A Response to Professor Sander: Is It Really All About the Grades?

Genetics and Responsibility: To Know the Criminal from the Crime

Consider Court Nominees Together

POLITICS AND THE DEATH-PENALTY