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James E. Coleman, Jr.

John S. Bradway Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law
School of Law
Duke Law School Room 3180, Duke Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708-0360
Duke Law School 210 Science Dr, Duke Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708

In the News


Published January 10, 2024
$25 Million Settlement for Wrongful Conviction
Published August 3, 2022
James Coleman Named Bolch Judicial Institute 2022 Lemkin Rule of Law Guardian
Published August 22, 2019
James Coleman Invokes 'Atticus Finch' Moments in Welcome to Graduate and Professional Students
Published May 24, 2019
Duke Wrongful Convictions Clinic Helps Free Man After 43 Years in Prison
Published January 9, 2019
What Duke Faculty & Students Found About the NC Connection to CIA Torture
Published November 27, 2017
Duke Faculty Assist in Public Hearings on North Carolina Connection to Torture Flights
Published June 6, 2016
James Coleman: Former chief justice’s change of heart is bellwether moment in death penalty's demise
Published February 8, 2016
James Coleman raises questions about affidavit in Wrongful Convictions Clinic case
Published October 25, 2015
ABA honors Coleman with criminal justice award
Published July 30, 2015
Wrongful Convictions Clinic appeal in 1976 murder cases raises important eyewitness identification issues
Published June 12, 2015
Judge grants clinic client new hearing on innocence claim
Published October 27, 2014
Council Hears Thoughts on an Uncertain Future in Collegiate Athletics
Published August 20, 2014
Multiple Investigations Into Ferguson Shooting May Have Divergent Outcomes, Says Legal Expert
Published May 1, 2014
James Coleman comments on the botched Oklahoma execution
Published April 30, 2014
News Tip: Expert Available to Comment on Implications of Botched Oklahoma Execution
Published January 23, 2014
James Coleman recalls representation, execution of serial killer Ted Bundy