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What Is Voir Dire In Law And What Is Its Purpose? 

CaseFox

The process of voir dire stands as the crucial pillar in the world of law. Voir dire is derived from an old French word “ to speak the truth.” If you are not familiar with what is voir dire in law, what its process is. Continue reading this blog and you will have an understanding of voir dire.

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Unveiling the Power of Juror Questionnaires and AI in Law

Jury Analyst

Rachel mentions the importance of getting to know your jury and not shying away from that, and boldly states, Voir Dire/jury selection is the only chance youll have to get to know the deciders in your case! Theres always this cross-over between the facts and evidence and our beliefs. So all the data you can get is fantastic.

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Unveiling the Power of Juror Questionnaires and AI in Law

Jury Analyst

Rachel mentions the importance of getting to know your jury and not shying away from that, and boldly states, “ Voir Dire/jury selection is the only chance you’ll have to get to know the deciders in your case! There’s always this cross-over between the facts and evidence and our beliefs. So all the data you can get is fantastic.

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Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Tackling Racial Bias in Law with LexisNexis Fellows 2023 (TGIR Ep. 231)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

They discuss the goal of the fellowship program and the projects undertaken by the fellows , including technology solutions to alleviate racial bias in jury selection and law clinic support tools to combat systemic racism in the legal system. Whitney, great to have you on. Whitney Triplet 1:00 Thank you so much for having me, Greg.

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Confirmation Bias: The Science Behind its Impact on Jury Selection and Litigation

Jury Analyst

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. In one study [2], attorneys were given juror profiles and asked to create an oral voir dire strategy based on those profiles.

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Strategies to Mitigate the Effect of Confirmation Bias During Jury Selection and Deliberation

Jury Analyst

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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Strategies to Mitigate the Effect of Confirmation Bias During Jury Selection and Deliberation

Jury Analyst

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.