« Deliberations on Twitter | Main | Jury Notes From Elsewhere, November 23 »

November 20, 2008

How Would You Improve Voir Dire?

Advice 659315_5ba9794c89_m On Tuesday, I reviewed "Building A Better Voir Dire," the article by Judge Gregory Mize and Paula Hannaford-Agor of the National Center for State Courts.  The article challenged judges to work creatively to help the actual practice of jury selection live up to the ideals most of us share.

Now it's your turn.  What do you think judges should do to improve voir dire where you practice? 

I'm serious; I'm collecting your advice.  A number of judges read this blog, I'm honored to say, and I'm sometimes asked to talk to judges' groups about this topic.  I'll collect your best answers in a post (or two?) here, and I'll pass them on in person as well.

Tell me what you think judges most need to change in voir dire -- in the comments below, on Twitter, on your own blog, or by E-mail.  (Keep it civil, of course, and constructive.)  If you have friends with ideas, tell them to send them along.  We'll see what happens.

(Photo by Laughlin Elkind at http://flickr.com/photos/wurzle/659315; license details there.)

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341c4ec253ef0105360ba8f9970b

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference How Would You Improve Voir Dire?:

Comments

The American Gallery of Juror Art

  • Jury Duty, by John Borstel
    Deliberations' own gallery of art done by actual jurors while on actual jury duty.

In The News

  • Faculty @ SPU

Search this site

  • Google

    WWW
    jurylaw.typepad.com

  • All material © 2007 Anne Reed