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Overview ● Racial Bias in Jury Selection ● Importance of Minority Representation on Juries ● Unequal Jury Representation and Its Consequences ● Call To Action • Racial bias in jury selection is illegal • Juries are supposed to represent communities and …
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Supporting Juror Impartiality November 10 and 12, 2021 New Jersey Judiciary As part of this Judicial Conference, the Court welcomes feedback on the use of the Juror Impartiality Video, as well as the new voir dire questions and enhancements to the model …
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Juror Records & Demographic Data November 10 and 12, 2021 New Jersey Judiciary • State v. Dangcil, 248 N.J. 114 (2021) • Voluntary Demographic Questions • Demographic Reports: New York and Connecticut Models • Timeframe for Implementation • Questions and …
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Judicial Conference on Jury Selection Nov. 10 and 12, 2021 Day One Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 Welcome: Hon. Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey Opening Keynote The opening address will examine systemic racism in the United States and …
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···· New Jersey Courts P Independence· Integrity· Fairness· Quality Service A Guide to the New Jersey Judicial Conference on Jury Selection i THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE ON JURY SELECTION November 10 & 12, 2021 The purpose of the Conference is …
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A-1 Attachment A Glossary of Jury Terminology Absolute Disparity: “Absolute disparity” is one measure of under- or overrepresentation in jury venires. The Supreme Court in Berghuis v. Smith, 559 U.S. 314 (2010), explained that “‘[a]bsolute disparity’ is …
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B-1 Attachment B About Implicit Bias As “a team of legal academics, scientists, researchers, and a sitting federal judge” explain, [m]ost of us would like to be free of biases, attitudes, and stereotypes that lead us to judge individuals based on the …
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C-1 Attachment C The Evolution of Peremptory Challenges 1. Common Law through Swain v. Alabama, 380 U.S. 202 (1965) Peremptory challenges took root in England during the thirteenth century, when the Crown had unlimited discretion to challenge jurors and, …
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D-1 Attachment D Batson Questioned; Peremptories Challenged 1. Judicial Opinions In the decades since Batson, judges seeking to follow Supreme Court precedent have repeatedly expressed frustration with the Batson test’s inefficacy. In People v. Randall, …
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E-1 Attachment E Overview -- Jury Selection in New Jersey An Overview of the Jury Selection Process The jury selection process begins with the creation of the master jury list. As provided by N.J.S.A. 2B:20-2, the Judiciary receives and compiles source …
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Attachment F Judiciary Jury Forms • Summons Questionnaire • Certification in Support of Request for Excuse from Jury Service: Personal Obligation to Provide Care for Minor Child(ren) • Physician Certification in Support of Medical Excuse Request • …
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Attachment G Peremptory Challenges -- Nationwide Data National Center for State Courts, Center for Jury Studies, available at https://www.ncsc-jurystudies.org/state-of-the-states/jury-data-viz. G-1 Civil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 Number of Cha I lenges G-2 1 …
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H-1 Attachment H Statewide Data re the Exercise of Peremptory Challenges An internal analysis of statewide data for 3,012 criminal trials conducted between 2011 and 2015 -- data maintained in the legacy Jury Automated System (JAS) and cross-referenced …
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I-1 Attachment I Juror Engagement & Participation Studies have focused on the causes and negative consequences of non- representative juries, including: • Shamena Anwar et al., Unequal Jury Representation and its Consequences (Nat’l Bureau of Econ. Rsch., …
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Attachment J Jury Reforms in Other Jurisdictions Arizona. Order Amending Rules 18.4 and 18.5 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Rule 47(e) of the Rules of Civil Procedure (Filed August 30, 2021, effective January 1, 2022) • Further materials …
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K-1 Attachment K Supporting Juror Impartiality Implicit bias has the potential to affect jury selection at various stages, including through the deliberations of empaneled jurors. As one tool to educate jurors about implicit biases, the federal district …
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L-1 Attachment L Experiences of Excluded Jurors Hon. James H. Coleman, Jr.: As a trial attorney representing plaintiffs in state courts, I observed attorneys exercise peremptory challenges to excuse African Americans from petit juries solely because of …
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE TAX COURT COMMITTEE ON OPINIONS ------------------------------------------------------x HANSEN HOUSE, LLC, : : TAX COURT OF NEW JERSEY Plaintiff, : DOCKET NO: 012157-2017 : 001445-2018 v. : 013453-2018 : CITY OF …
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NOT TO BE PUBLISHED WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE COMMITTEE ON OPINIONS SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY LAW DIVISION – BERGEN COUNTY DOCKET NO. BER-L-8088-17 Civil Action OPINION Argued: August 26, 2022 Decided: September 12, 2022 HONORABLE ROBERT C. WILSON, …
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ATL-L-000173-20 07/06/2022 Pg 1 of 3 Trans ID: LCV20222487721 ATL-L-000173-20 07/06/2022 Pg 2 of 3 Trans ID: LCV20222487721 ATL-L-000173-20 07/06/2022 Pg 3 of 3 Trans ID: LCV20222487721 … Order admit Iris Simpson, Esq. Pro Hac Vice – ATL-L-173-20 … Order …