Jury Trial in the United States
Jury or Nonjury Trial–A Defense Viewpoint
This section examines the Jury or Nonjury Trial–A Defense Viewpoint subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, other key elements related to trials, such as personal injury, business, and criminal litigation, are also addressed.
Jury Trial
Jury trial management (brief), Richert, David, 93: 33 (1, AJS Judicature)
Newsletter for New York jurors (brief), Brief, AJS, 82: 141 (Jan.-Feb. '99, AJS Judicature)
Resources
Further Reading
- “Behind Closed Doors”: Assisting jurors with their deliberations, Boatright, Robert G. and Murphy, Beth, 83: 202-205 (Mar.-Apr. '99, AJS Judicature)
- “I didn't know it'd be so hard”: Jurors' emotional reactions to serving on a capital trial, Antonio, Michael E., 89: 282-288 (Mar.-Apr. '06, AJS Judicature)
- “Must find the defendant guilty” jury instructions violate the Sixth Amendment, Dann, B, Michael, 91: 12-19 (Jul-Aug '07, AJS Judicature)
- “Speaking rights”: evaluating juror discussions during civil trials, Hannaford-Agor, Paula, Hans, Valerie P., and Munsterman, G. Thomas, 85: 237-243 (Mar.-Apr. '02, AJS Judicature)
- …And Then There Were Six: The Decline of the American Jury, Sperlich, Peter W., 63: 262-279 (Dec.-Jan. '80, AJS Judicature)
- 12-member juries and unanimous verdicts: a debate, Landsman, Stephan and McCord, David, 88: 300-305 (May-June '05, AJS Judicature)
- The 21st-century American jury: reflections from the Cantigny Conference, Boatright, Robert G., 83: 288-296 (May-June '00, AJS Judicature)
- ABA convenes National Symposium on the American Jury System (focus), Reddick, Malia, 94: 139 (Nov-Dec '10, AJS Judicature)
- Abolish peremptory challenges (viewpoint), Hoffman, Morris B., 82: 202-205 (Mar.-Apr. '99, AJS Judicature)
- Achieving Representative Juries (letter), Macron, Elizabeth, 65: 284, 330 (Dec.-Jan. '82, AJS Judicature)
- Achieving representative juries: a system that works, Macauley, William A. and Heubel, Edward J., 65: 126-135 (Sep. '81, AJS Judicature)
- An Additional Problem (letter), Johnson, Bruce C., 70: 4 (Jun.-Jul. '86, AJS Judicature)
- Addressing the problem of courtroom stress, Miller, Monica K. and Flores, David M., 91: 60-69 (Sep-Oct '07, AJS Judicature)
- Alabama Considers Eliminating Most Jury Duty Exemptions (news), Author, No, 61: 433 (Apr. '78, AJS Judicature)
- Alabama Cuts Jury Trials As Court Funds Run Out (news), Author, No, 61: 92-93 (Aug. '77, AJS Judicature)
- Assessing the Impact of Pattern Jury Instructions, Nieland, Robert G., 62: 185-194 (Oct. '78, AJS Judicature)
- The author responds (letter), Hannaford, Paula L., 85: 301 (May-June '02, AJS Judicature)
- Better Judicial Management: The Best Remedy for Complex Cases, Sperlich, Peter W., 65: 415-419 (Mar.-Apr. '82, AJS Judicature)
- A Breath of Fresh Air (letter), Moore, Henry T., Jr., 63: 412 (Apr. '80, AJS Judicature)
- A brief history of state jury reform efforts, Munsterman, G. Thomas, 79: 216-219 (Mar.-Apr. '96, AJS Judicature)
- Bringing The Attitude of Jurors In Line With The Law, Nagel, Stuart S., 63: 189-195 (Oct. '79, AJS Judicature)
- California adopts “plain-English” civil jury instructions (focus), Ward, James D., 87: 300-301 (May-June '04, AJS Judicature)
- California adopts plain-language jury instructions (brief), Richert, David, 87: 87 (Sept.-Oct. '03, AJS Judicature)
- California honors jurors (brief), Brief, AJS, 82: 295 (May-June '99, AJS Judicature)
- Can jury trial innovations improve juror understanding of DNA evidence?, Dann, B, Michael, Hans, Valerie P., and Kaye, David H., 90: 152-156 (Jan-Feb '07, AJS Judicature)
- Capital jurors as the litmus test of community conscience for the juvenile death penalty, Antonio, Michael E., Fleury-Steiner, Benjamin D., Hans, Valerie P., and Bowers, William J., 87: 274-283 (May-June '04, AJS Judicature)
- The capital jury: is it tilted toward death?, Bowers, William J., 79: 220-223 (Mar.-Apr. '96, AJS Judicature)
- Capital punishment and the administration of justice: A trial prosecutor's perspective, Hawkins, Bill, 89: 258-261 (Mar.-Apr. '06, AJS Judicature)
- The Case Against Mandatory Court-Annexed ADR Programs, Eisele, G. Thomas, 75: 34-40 (Jun.-Jul. '91, AJS Judicature)
- The case for allowing jurors to submit written questions, Lucci, Eugene A., 89: 16-19 (July-Aug. '05, AJS Judicature)
- The Case for Preserving Trial by Jury in Complex Civil Litigation, Sperlich, Peter W., 65: 394-414 (Mar.-Apr. '82, AJS Judicature)
- The Case for Special Juries in Toxic Tort Litigation, Drazan, Dan, 72: 292-298 (Feb.-Mar. '89, AJS Judicature)
- Complex scientific evidence and the jury, Myers, Robert D., Reinstein, Ronald S., and Griller, Gordon M., 83: 150-156 (Nov.-Dec. '99, AJS Judicature)
- The contested role of the civil jury in business litigation, Hans, Valerie P., 79: 242-248 (Mar.-Apr. '96, AJS Judicature)
- Correction (letter), Suttle, D.W., 64: 5 (Jun.-Jul. '80, AJS Judicature)
- The costs of juries (editorial), No, Author, 93: 92, 129 (3, AJS Judicature)
- The Costs of One Day/One Trial (letter), Rodgers, Hank, 67: 160 (Oct. '83, AJS Judicature)
- Creating a national jury center, Boatright, Robert G., 85: 39-42 (July-Aug. '01, AJS Judicature)
- Damned if they do, damned if they don't: Jurors' reaction to defendant testimony or silence during a capital trial, Antonio, Michael E. and Arone, Nicole E., 89: 60-66 (Sept.-Oct. '05, AJS Judicature)
- Decisionmaking In Complex Federal Civil Cases: Two Alternatives to the Traditional Jury, Nordenberg, Mark A. and Luneberg, William V., 65: 420-431 (Mar.-Apr. '82, AJS Judicature)
- Defining Standards of Guilt (letter), Nagel, Stuart S., 63: 257 (Dec.-Jan. '80, AJS Judicature)
- Dispensing with deception, curing with care: A response to Judge Dann on nullification, Diamond, Shari Seidman, 91: 20-25 (Jul-Aug '07, AJS Judicature)
- Do Lawyers Need More Time to Investigate Jurors? (query), Ettien, J. Chan, 61: 204, 244 (Nov. '77, AJS Judicature)
- Do Smaller Juries Convict Fewer Defendants?, Polk, Victor H., Jr., Hayden, Brian, and Beiser, Edward N., 61: 225-229 (Nov. '77, AJS Judicature)
- Does Justice Fail When the Jury is Deadlocked?
;, Flynn, Leo J., 61: 129-134 (Sep. '77, AJS Judicature) - Does The Composition of an English Jury Affect Its Verdict?, McConville, Michael and Baldwin, John, 64: 132-139 (Sep. '80, AJS Judicature)
- DOJ interactive training tool on principles of forensic DNA (brief), Eckley, Timothy S., 89: 350-1 (May-June '06, AJS Judicature)
- The effects of jury-aid innovations on juror performance, ForsterLee, Lynn and Horowitz, Irwin A., 86: 184-190 (Jan.-Feb. '03, AJS Judicature)
- The Effects of Pretrial Publicity on Jurors, Kerr, Norbert L., 78: 120-127 (Nov.-Dec. '94, AJS Judicature)
- Eliminating Exemptions From Jury Duty: What Impact Will It Have?, Brown, Don W., 62: 436-448 (Apr. '79, AJS Judicature)
- An Endorsement for Juries (letter), Franklin, Charles W., 63: 308 (Feb. '80, AJS Judicature)
- Enforcing summons response (letter), Munsterman, Tom, 82: 250 (May-June '99, AJS Judicature)
- Enhancing the jury system (editorial), Editorial, AJS, 79: 212 (Mar.-Apr. '96, AJS Judicature)
- Estimating the Occurrence of Trial Prejudiced by Press Coverage, Frasca, Ralph, 72: 162-169 (Oct.-Nov. '88, AJS Judicature)
- Exemptions from Jury Duty (letter), McMillan, James B., 63: 152 (Oct. '79, AJS Judicature)
- Expectations of privacy? Jurors' views of voir dire questions, Rose, Mary R., 85: 10-17, 43 (July-Aug. '01, AJS Judicature)
- Experimenting with the jury, Daffron, Sandra Ratcliff, 81: 97 (Nov.-Dec. '97, AJS Judicature)
- Fair jury awards (brief), Richert, David, 85: 100 (Sept.-Oct. '01, AJS Judicature)
- Federal judges, courtroom posters say “No” to social media (brief), Butler, Gabriell, 95: 240 (Mar.-Apr. '12, AJS Judicature)
- Finding A Role for the Civil Jury in Modern Litigation, Kirst, Roger W., 69: 332-338 (Apr.-May '86, AJS Judicature)
- The First 12-Man 'Jury'? (letter), Marger, Edwin, 63: 308 (Feb. '80, AJS Judicature)
- The First Use of One Day/One Trial (letter), Kandt, Wm. C., 67: 368, 408 (Mar. '84, AJS Judicature)
- Focus on Fact (letter), Finz, Leonard Leigh, 60: 109-110 (Oct. '76, AJS Judicature)
- Forcasting Jury Verdicts (letter), Ryan, John Paul, 67: 160-161 (Oct. '83, AJS Judicature)
- Free ride for jurors (brief), McCabe, Kathryn, 83: 37 (July-Aug. '99, AJS Judicature)
- Gender and Juror Partiality: Are Women More Likely to Prejudge Guilt?, Costantini, Edmond, Mallery, Michael, and Yapundich, Diane, 67: 120-133 (Sep. '83, AJS Judicature)
- Hawaii enhances jury service (brief), Richert, David, 83: 317 (May-June '00, AJS Judicature)
- A Heartwarming Attitude (letter), Summit, Stuart A., 74: 177 (Dec.-Jan. '91, AJS Judicature)
- Helping Juries Handle Complex Cases, Strawn, David U. and Munsterman, G. Thomas, 65: 444-447 (Mar.-Apr. '82, AJS Judicature)
- Helping jurors manage stress: a multilevel approach, Nordgren, J. Chris and Thelen, Matthew W., 82: 256-262 (May-June '99, AJS Judicature)
- How emotion affects the trial process, Miller, Monica K., Greene, Edie, Dietrich, Hannah, Chamberlain, Jared, and Singer, Julie A., 92: 56-64 (2, AJS Judicature)
- How much justice hangs in the balance? A new look at hung jury rates, Hannaford, Paula L., Hans, Valerie P., and Munsterman, G. Thomas, 83: 59-67 (Sept.-Oct. '99, AJS Judicature)
- How To Respond To The “Problems” Of The Civil Jury (viewpoint), Schuck, Peter H., 77: 236-239, 281-282 (Mar.-Apr. '94, AJS Judicature)
- Hung Juries (letter), Nelson, Thomas E., 61: 248 (Dec.-Jan. '78, AJS Judicature)
- Illustrated jury instructions, Dattu, Firoz, 82: 79-83, 93 (Sept.-Oct. '98, AJS Judicature)
- The Impact of Sequestration on Juries, Levine, James P., 79: 266-272 (Mar.-Apr. '96, AJS Judicature)
- The impacts of capital cases on a federal trial court, Goldberger, Benjamin A., 89: 274-277 (Mar.-Apr. '06, AJS Judicature)
- The importance of representative juries (viewpoint), Houser, Mark, 87: 99, 148 (Nov.-Dec. '03, AJS Judicature)
- Improving decisions on death by revising and testing jury instructions, Diamond, Shari Seidman and Levi, Judith N., 79: 224-232 (Mar.-Apr. '96, AJS Judicature)
- Improving the summary jury trial, Metzloff, Thomas B., 77: 9-12 (Jul.-Aug. '93, AJS Judicature)
- Increasing juror participation in trials through note taking and question asking, Heuer, Larry and Penrod, Steven, 79: 256-262 (Mar.-Apr. '96, AJS Judicature)
- Inside the jury room: Evaluating juror discussions during trial, Diamond, Shari Seidman, Vidmar, Neil, Rose, Mary, Ellis, Leslie, and Murphy, Beth, 87: 54-58 (Sept.-Oct. '03, AJS Judicature)
- The Internet infects the courtroom (viewpoint), Wallace, Steven, 93: 138-139 (4, AJS Judicature)
- An Introduction To The Issue (introduction), Author, No, 65: 393 (Mar.-Apr. '82, AJS Judicature)
- Iowa Jury Instructions (letter), Neiman, John H., 74: 336 (Apr.-May '91, AJS Judicature)
- The Jeffersonian/Hamiltonian Duality: A Framework for Understanding Reforms In the Administration of Justice, Nejelski, Paul, 64: 450-462 (May '81, AJS Judicature)
- A Judge In The Jury Box (letter), Cameron, James Duke, 64: 386 (Apr. '81, AJS Judicature)
- Judges' views on vanishing civil trials, Bennett, Mark W., Downie, Margaret H., and Zervos, Larry C., 88: 306-309, 312 (May-June '05, AJS Judicature)
- Judging in a Democracy: The Tension of Popular Participation, Nejelski, Paul, 61: 166-175 (Oct. '77, AJS Judicature)
- Judicial attitudes towards jury reform, Brody, David C. and Neiswender, John, 83: 298-303 (May-June '00, AJS Judicature)
- Judicious use of juror anonymity (editorial), Editorial, AJS, 86: 180 (Jan.-Feb. '03, AJS Judicature)
- Juries and judges in the public?s mind: Race, ethnicity, and jury experience, Rose, Mary R., ellison, christopher, and Diamond, Shari Seidman, 93: 194-200 (5, AJS Judicature)
- Juror Characteristics: To What Extent Are They Related To Jury Verdicts?, Mills, Carol J. and Bohannon, Wayne E., 64: 22-31 (Jun.-Jul. '80, AJS Judicature)
- Juror Note-Taking (letter), Beatty, John C., Jr., 64: 108 (Sep. '80, AJS Judicature)
- Juror privacy or court secrecy (letter), Jade, Rose, 85: 265, 301 (May-June '02, AJS Judicature)
- Jurors donate pay (brief), Brief, AJS, 82: 96 (Sept.-Oct. '98, AJS Judicature)
- Jury duty a civic responsibility (brief), Richert, David, 86: 172 (Nov.-Dec. '02, AJS Judicature)
- Jury improvement, not reform (editorial), Editorial, AJS, 83: 284 (May-June '00, AJS Judicature)
- Jury Instructions: A Persistent Failure to Communicate, Steele, Walter W., Jr. and Thornburg, Elizabeth G., 74: 249-254 (Feb.-Mar. '91, AJS Judicature)
- Jury reform pays off for New York (brief), Brief, AJS, 82: 240 (Mar.-Apr. '99, AJS Judicature)
- Jury reform: the Arizona experience, Dann, B. Michael and Logan, George, III, 79: 280-286 (Mar.-Apr. '96, AJS Judicature)
- Jury research and reform: An introduction (introduction), King, Nancy J., 79: 214 (Mar.-Apr. '96, AJS Judicature)
- The jury revisited, Author, No, 88: 284-300 (May-June '05, AJS Judicature)
- Jury Service for People with Disabilities (viewpoint), Bleyer, Kristi, McCarty, Kathryn Shane, and Wood, Erica, 78: 273-275 (May-Jun. '95, AJS Judicature)
- Jury Summit 2001, Boatright, Robert G. and Krauss, Elissa, 86: 144-151, 165 (Nov.-Dec. '02, AJS Judicature)