Judge Allyson Duncan served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 2003 until her retirement in 2019. She served as chair of the International Judicial Relations Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference, appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts, and as president of the Federal Judges Association. She is currently vice president of the International Association of Judges. She earned her J.D. at Duke University School of Law in 1975 and is a member of the Duke University Board of Trustees and the Bolch Judicial Institute Advisory Board.