On September 17, 2018, Judge Jeremy Fogel became the first Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, a center at Berkeley Law School whose mission is to build bridges between judges and academics and to promote an ethical, resilient and independent judiciary. Prior to his appointment at Berkeley, he served as Director of the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, DC (2011-2018), as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of California (1998-2011), and as a judge of the Santa Clara County Superior (1986-1998) and Municipal (1981-1986) Courts. He was the founding Directing Attorney of the Mental Health Advocacy Project from 1978 to 1981.
Judge Fogel has served as a faculty member for the Federal Judicial Center since 2002 and was a lecturer at Stanford Law School from 2003 until his relocation to Washington. He taught for the California Continuing Judicial Studies Program and California Judicial College from 1987 to 2010 and has served as a faculty member for legal exchanges in more than a dozen foreign countries. He received his B.A. from Stanford University in 1971 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1974.
Judge Fogel has received numerous accolades, including the President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the California Judiciary from the California Judges Association and the Vanguard Award for notable contributions to intellectual property law from the State Bar of California. In 2002, he received special recognition from the Santa Clara County Bar Association for exemplifying the highest standards of professionalism in the judiciary.
Among his major areas of interest are judicial administration, judicial decision making (including effective ways to teach judges about unconscious bias and the impact of emotion), and judicial wellness.
Judge Jeremy D. Fogel is not teaching any Law courses in Spring 2023.
Court cases in California have plummeted. Here’s why the state’s chief justice says it’s a very troubling sign
“The system is not set up to deal with the underlying problems. It’s set up to deal with the legal problems,” said Jeremy Fogel, a former federal judge in San Jose who now heads the Berkeley Judicial Institute at UC Berkeley School of Law. “The system is in some ways rigid and inflexible.”
50 Judges Open Up About Law Clerk Selection And Diversity
“The judges we interviewed were thoughtful, sincere, and serious about their commitment to law clerk diversity as each of them defines it,” said the study’s co-author, former California federal Judge and head of the Berkeley Judicial Institute at UC Berkeley School of Law Jeremy Fogel. “The challenge for many of them is translating that commitment into specific practices that actually achieve the outcomes they seek.”
Here’s how federal judges think about diversity in hiring law clerks
The Berkeley Judicial Institute’s new study on law clerk diversity is featured.
Federal Appeals Judge Suggests Yale Law Protesters ‘Should Be Disqualified for Potential Clerkships’
Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of Berkeley Judicial Institute, says Judge Laurence Silberman’s suggestion that student protesters at a Yale event should be identified and potentially disqualified from federal clerkships raises the question of “whether a sitting federal judge should comment on a politically charged situation because of the possible perception of bias”
When California’s Supreme Court splits, potential Biden nominee Leondra Kruger often ends up in the middle
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, discusses California Supreme Court Justice Kruger as a potential Supreme Court candidate and says she is an independent thinker
Stresses Pile Up For Judges After Two Years Of COVID
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, explains the impact Covid-related stress has had on judges
‘Like Showing Up for Court Without Their Hair Combed’: Why Law Students Need to Learn the Etiquette of Virtual Litigation
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, discusses the future of virtual courtrooms and how law schools need to be preparing graduates for this “new normal” of courtroom proceedings.
‘Like Showing Up for Court Without Their Hair Combed’: Why Law Students Need to Learn the Etiquette of Virtual Litigation
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, talks about the future of virtual courtrooms and how law schools need to be preparing graduates for this “new normal” of courtroom proceedings
4 Things To Know About New Conn. Judge Nagala
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, comments on Judge Sarala Vidya Nagala ’08’s confirmation to the federal bench and says she is traditionally credentialed, but brings diverse life experience to the table
How Courts, Litigators and Clients Learned to Stop Worrying and Love (Some Aspects of) Remote Work
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, says some form of virtual court is here to stay
Federal judge in Washington wants to get rid of important libel law
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, discusses a recent opinion by federal judge Laurence Silberman, which suggested the Supreme Court to overrule New York Times vs. Sullivan, its unanimous 1964 decision that required government officials suing for libel to prove that the writer knowingly lied about them or recklessly disregarded the truth
Longtime federal judges stepping aside to create vacancies for Biden to fill
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, discusses the increasing number of federal judges who are taking senior status
More Stress, Coping With Loss: Pandemic Exacts Toll on Judges
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, discusses judicial stress and anxiety during the pandemic
Judges: They’re Just Like Us … Only Harder on Themselves
Judge Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, says his colleagues on the bench face a couple of “unique challenges” when it comes to evaluating their own temperament
All U.S. Appeals Courts Embrace Argument Streaming Due to Covid
Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, applauds the use of live audio or video by federal and state courts
Zoom Courts Will Stick Around as Virus Forces Seismic Change
Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, dicusses the benefits of “virtual court”
House Judiciary Hearing on Coronavirus Pandemic & Federal Courts
Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Coronavirus pandemic and Federal Courts
Op-Ed: Courts Had an Ethical Obligation to Speak Out After George Floyd’s Death
Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, writes that judges have an express mandate to act in ways “that promote public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary”
Virtual Vigor: Keeping Berkeley Law’s Intellectual Life Vibrant from a Distance
While students, faculty, and staff are scattered around the world, Berkeley Law has brought them together through a variety of online events—many focused on the pandemic and the implications of the death of George Floyd.
Breaking With Tradition, Some Judges Speak Out on Racial Injustices
Jeremy Fogel, Executive Director of the Berkeley Judicial Institute, comments on judges speaking out about the judiciary’s role in perpetuating injustices and pledging to root out racial bias