Jody E. George, Deirdre Golash, Russell R. Wheeler
January 1, 1989
A manual that explains the basic concepts of administering federal juries. It describes statutory requirements, Judicial Conference policies, and various procedures used in the district courts.
A comparison of the demographic characteristics and trial experiences of jurors who served in lengthy civil trials with those of jurors who served in similar trials of shorter duration.
Guidelines developed from several studies to increase the utilization of jurors. The guidelines are designed to decrease the amount of time required of jurors and expenditures for jury costs.
This report consists of several charts and tables containing data on juror utilization in the New York Southern and District of Columbia courts. The data was collected during preliminary studies leading up to more complete juror utilization studies by the Center in a number of federal courts.