Robert Hirschhorn is a jury consultant our firm has employed in the past. He has suggested useful ideas about jury selection. One of his recommendations was to ask the jury these questions, particularly where time is limited for jury selection: Describe yourself in a few words Tell us several names of people you admire Name three people you do not admire or respect If you or a loved one were injured by negligence would you sue for the injuries? Written…
The Washington State Bar Association publication, NW Lawyers, has just published an article I wrote on jury selection in its February 2016 issue, Volume 70, No. 1. Here is a link to the article. NW ARTICLE
Those of you who read this blog know my appreciation of the website The Jury Expert. http://www.thejuryexpert.com/ Mykol Hamilton and Kate Zephyrhawke published an article at the website: “Revealing Juror Bias Without Biasing your Juror…” which is worth reading. Their research and that of others demonstrates that the form of the question lawyers ask jurors can, and often does, pressure people into underestimating their own bias. They point out that such questions can drive the juror bias mentally underground by exerting social desirability pressure…