| Judges' Journal |
| Fall 2004, Vol. 43, No. 4 |
| Judicial Division members, please click here
to access a complete online version of this issue of the Judges'
Journal. |
| The American Jury Initiative |
| Provides information on the American Jury
Initiative, launched by ABA President Robert Grey upon
taking office in August 2004. The effort seeks to improve
public education about jury service and to draft a single,
updated set of jury standards. |
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| Building on Bedrock: The Continued
Evolution of Jury Reform |
| Analyzes new and growing trends in jury
improvement efforts. Notes an increasing focus on procedural
reforms to improve juror comprehension, performance, and
satisfaction. |
| By: G. Thomas Munsterman and Paula L.
Hannaford-Agor |
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| A Jury of One’s
Peers? Investigating Underrepresentation in Jury Venires
(online preview) |
| Exposes the underrepresentation of Latinos
and others in jury venires in Texas and elsewhere. Predicts
mounting legal challenges, including postconviction appeals,
to the composition of jury venires. |
| By: Robert Walters and Mark Curriden |
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| Innovations in Jury Management from
a Trial Court’s Perspective |
| Identifies easily replicable methods of
improving jury participation, including the use of jury
service bureaus and one day, one trial systems. |
| By: Hon. Colin F. Campbell and Bob James |
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| Giving Trials a Second Look |
| Offers the observations of a judge who
served as a juror. Critiques processes such as intrusive
voir dires, lengthy summations, and complicated instructions
as counterproductive to effective jury participation. |
| By: Hon. John L. Kane |
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| One Judge’s Attempt at the Care
and Feeding of Juries |
| Describes one judge’s efforts to express
appreciation for the jurors who serve in his courtroom. |
| By: Hon. Thomas C. Warren |
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| Jury Service an Engaging Adventure |
| Describes a prospective juror’s enlightening
and reassuring encounter with the judicial system. |
| By: Dan Hatfield |
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| How to Alienate Jurors |
| Presents a prospective juror’s account
of a selection process—and a judge—that left
participants confused, angry, and disinclined to serve. |
| By: Monica Buckley |
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| Departments |
| Judges Abroad |
| Changing Public Perceptions of Judicial
Processes in the Balkans |
| Profiles judges in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia,
and Slovenia who are working to make their courts more
open and accessible by educating the public and the media
about judicial processes. |
| By: Jerrianne Hayslett |
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| Judicial Ethics |
| Judges and Juries |
| Advises judges on the ethical guidelines
regarding contact and communication with jurors. |
| By: Marla N. Greenstein |
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| Judicial Outreach |
| Using Judicial
Outreach to Help Teens Understand the Realities of Being
a Single Parents (online preview) |
| Describes a program to decrease teen pregnancy
by stressing the difficulties and costs of single parenthood
and child support. Offers methods of helping teenagers
understand the power of individual choice. |
| By: Daniel R. Solano |
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