Jury Analyst

JULY 11, 2023

Oral Voir Dire & Jury Selection: Confirmation bias can extend to oral voir dire and the process of jury selection. These predetermined expectations about what makes a good juror can skew how jurors are evaluated during jury selection, regardless of what the evidence collected during voir dire questioning suggests.

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Jury Analyst

JULY 11, 2023

Oral Voir Dire & Jury Selection: Confirmation bias can extend to oral voir dire and the process of jury selection. These predetermined expectations about what makes a good juror can skew how jurors are evaluated during jury selection, regardless of what the evidence collected during voir dire suggests.

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Voir Dire Jury Selection Jury Deliberation Evidence 40

Jury Analyst

AUGUST 7, 2024

Group 1 was told that Hannah was raised in an affluent community by college-educated parents, both employed in professional settings. If a trial lawyer goes into oral voir dire with an intuitive, rather than scientific, approach to jury selection, they will approach potential jurors with a predetermined set of expectations.

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Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

This means trial attorneys also feel that they can develop their own anecdotal and intuition-based strategies for oral voir dire, strategies that research has also found to be ineffective (as discussed in more detail in article 2 of our confirmation bias series). The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

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Jury Analyst

JULY 17, 2023

This means trial attorneys also feel that they can develop their own anecdotal and intuition-based strategies for oral voir dire, strategies that research has also found to be ineffective (as discussed in more detail in article 2 of our confirmation bias series). The results can also inform oral voir dire strategies.

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Sound Jury Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

formulate a voir dire plan and stop winging it.” Closing is your opportunity to arm, motivate, and educate jurors so they can win the real debate – the debate that will happen in the deliberation room between jurors. However, arming, motivating, and educating does not happen by summarizing everything that happened during trial.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

So a big part of the legal profession, in addition to your education are, you know, kind of your social skills and business acumen. But so let me ask you, how do you how do you see the role of legal education evolving, to better prepare future lawyers for addressing issues of Equity and justice? which is great. So it’s a guide.

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