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District Court of Appeal,
First District, Tallahassee, Florida
The District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee
was built in 1981. The modern design beautifully meets
the desire of the appellate judges for the building to “look
like a courthouse.” Located near the Florida Capitol,
the courthouse’s main entrance faces the Florida State
University School of Law.
The Importance of Venue Specific Jury Research
Magnus Research Consultants, Inc. regularly polls mock jurors on a variety
of issues. We are always interested to learn the similarities and
differences among the jurors in the venues where we work within Florida. We
have asked 697 mock jurors in Palm Beach County and 468 mock jurors in Duval
County their political philosophy and their view of caps on damages.
Although mock jurors’ opinions regarding damages caps were similar in the
two counties (with 40% of those surveyed in favor of caps), their political
philosophies differed considerably. In Palm Beach County, 27% of mock
jurors described themselves as conservative, compared to 39% in Duval
County. In Palm Beach County, 16% of mock jurors described themselves as
liberal, compared to 10% in Duval County. Political views were strongly
related to jurors’ opinions of caps on damages: the more conservative jurors
were, far more were likely to favor damages caps than liberal or middle of
the road jurors. The differences in these patterns of responses are
substantial in various parts of Florida, lending strong support for the need
to conduct jury research in the trial venue.
Contact Magnus to find out about setting up jury research in your trial
venue.
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