Presented by the
Illinois State Bar Association
2.5 hours MCLE credit
Watch Part 1 and Part 2 for a full discussion of the
following.
Select the wrong jury and you will lose your case before you start. Jury selection is one of the most
important phases of a trial. But jury selection
has its own unique body
of laws and court rules that apply to trials in all practice areas, and it
isn’t taught in law school or most trial advocacy courses. Join us as trial lawyer
and published author
Kurt Lloyd provides
an in-depth look at the Illinois law and court rules controlling jury
selection, as well as an overview of the
voir
dire
techniques for identifying and “deselecting” biased jurors. Any
practicing attorney involved in jury trial or litigation who attends this
seminar will learn about:
- The psychology of a prospective juror;
- Statutory juror qualification and disqualification;
- The laws and rules for juror discovery;
- Using social media to discover juror background and beliefs;
- Jury instructions and voir dire;
- How to submit jury questionnaires;
- Who the “ideal juror” is for your case;
- How to frame voir dire questions to discover “juror truth”;
- Proving juror bias to excuse jurors;
- How to handle juror misconduct; and
- Much more!
Kurt D. Lloyd
Original Program Date: Friday, November 18, 2016
Challenging Jurors for Cause
- “Per Se” Bias or Suspicion of Bias
- Proving Actual Juror Bias or Prejudice
- Voir Dire Questioning Framework to Establish Cause
- Preserving a Record for Appeal
- Using Social Media to Discover a Juror Background and Beliefs
- Keeping the Juror’s Trust
- Searching vs. Contacting Jurors: Ethical Considerations
- The Juror Bias Model
- Using Focus Groups to Identify Prospective Jurors
- Using Mock Jury Trials to Profile Negative, Dangerous Prospective Jurors
- Court Instructions to Jurors and their Duty
- Juror Pledges
- The Dishonest Juror and Prejudice
- The “Rogue” Juror Researcher and Jury Contamination
