Voir dire

1. There is More to Jury Selection than Demographics

   Numerous scientific studies, including one recently reviewed in the ABA Journal, conclude that juror demographics do not predict verdict. Demographics include easily observable characteristics, such as gender, age, and race, plus factors such as occupation, income, education, and residence. Reliance on demographics in voir dire often leads to utilization of stereotypes in deciding who to strike.
   
   Instead of relying on demographics and, ultimately stereotypes, the attorney should base jury selection strategy on jurors' case specific attitudes, values, and beliefs and their underlying personality dispositions. Case specific questions are the most reliable predictors of how jurors will decide a case.
   
   Call the experts at Magnus for voir dire questions that reveal jurors' case specific attitudes.

   
   
2. Juror Demographics: Attorneys Versus Psychologists
3. A Surprising Effect of Similarity
4. Voir Dire and the "Problem Client"
5. Judge's Expectations During Voir Dire
6. Case Specific Voir Dire
7. The Importance of Developing Cause Challenges
8. Making and Defending Neil Challenges
9. What to do when the Opposition reveals you have a Jury Consultant
10. Professionally Written Voir Dire Questions
11. Jury Selection and Hardship Challenges