NAWJ Webinar - Jury Selection: Invisible Barriers

Presented on July 26, 2023

Presented by NAWJ's Ensuring Racial Equity and the Justice System Committee, this informative webinar addresses barriers to the fair selection of juries that represent a cross-section of the community as well as efforts to overcome those barriers. Topics include: (1) recent changes in state laws with respect to the exercise of peremptory challenges; (2) judicial efforts to overcome barriers in court; and (3) best practices. Panelists will address the scope of the law nationally and state-by-state with respect to jury selection, ways to work with the existing system of the courts to encourage fair and equitable jury selection, and invisible barriers to jury service for members of the community.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the scope of the law nationally and state-by-state
• Broaden thinking about how to work with the existing system in your area to encourage fair and equitable jury selection
• Learn to recognize invisible barriers to jury service for members of your community

Resources:
NY Courts Jury Service Fairness video
Materials for Washington's General Rule 37
PowerPoint Slides from Dr. Farrow
PowerPoint Slides from Judge Martinez
PowerPoint Slides from Lila Silverstein
Video: Bias in jury selection

Featuring:

Read Christine Farrow, Ph.D Bio
Read Hon. Victor Martinez Bio
Read Lila Silverstein Bio
Read Hon. Mindy Walker Bio