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Visiting Distinguished Judge

The Neukom Center for the Rule of Law’s Visiting Distinguished Judge is an accomplished Judge or Justice (former or current) who is invited to contribute to the Center’s courses, events, and research projects over the course of 1 academic Quarter. The Center welcomes one Judge each academic year.

Visiting Distinguished Judge

Lord Jonathan Sumption

2026 Visiting Distinguished Judge

The Neukom Center is pleased to welcome Lord Jonathan Sumption as the 2025-2026 Visiting Distinguished Judge. Lord Sumption is a former justice on the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and a renowned historian. He has written extensively on the rule of law and democracy. His lecture, Democracy and the Rule of Law: The View from Europe, will address the retreat of the rule of law in Europe and in the United States.
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Judge Miroslaw Wyrzykowski

2025 Visiting Distinguished Judge

The Neukom Center for the Rule of Law welcomed Judge Miroslaw Wyrzykowski, a former judge of the Constitutional Tribunal of Poland and Professor at the University of Warsaw, as a featured guest in our annual Rule of Law Speaker Series and the 2025 Visiting Distinguished Judge. During this talk, Judge Wyrzykowski will discuss how the rule of law in Poland has developed in light of the transitional 2023 elections and the pro-democracy movements that preceded them.
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Justice Alejandro Linares Cantillo

2024 Visiting Distinguished Judge

The Neukom Center for the Rule of Law welcomed Justice Alejandro Linares-Cantillo, former Justice of the Colombian Constitutional Court, as a featured guest in our annual Rule of Law Speaker Series and the 2024 Visiting Distinguished Judge. This platform invites speakers to share their invaluable experiences in promoting and safeguarding the rule of law within their respective legal systems and provides an unparalleled opportunity for scholars, students, and legal professionals at Stanford to engage in dialogue and foster a deeper understanding of the major challenges and triumphs associated with the rule of law on a global scale.