NCSC Reports and Articles
"Civil Jury Trials in State and Federal Courts."
Civil Action. Vol.6 No.1 (Summer 2007).
Recent research findings about the frequency of civil jury trials in state and federal courts and the procedures employed by judges and lawyers to select the jury and try the case.
Mize, Honorable Gregory (ret.), Paula Hannaford-Agor, and Nicole Waters.
"The State-of-the-States Survey of Jury Improvement Efforts: Compendium Report."
(April 2007).
The State-of-the-States Survey of Jury Improvement Efforts provides the most comprehensive snapshot of contemporary jury operations and practices in state courts ever conducted.
Skove, Anne.
"Exemptions from Jury Duty."
(May 2006).
Memo on jury exemptions in the fifty states.
Mott, Nicole.
"Jury Size."
(May 2003).
The debate is ongoing about the advantages and disadvantages of reducing jury size. The U.S. Supreme Court first addressed the issue of jury size thirty years ago.
Hannaford, Paula.
"Making the Case for Juror Privacy: A New Framework for Court Policies and Procedures."
(June 2001).
Jurors across the country are beginning to demand that courts take steps to keep personal information that is provided during jury service confidential
Rubio, Dawn, W. Larry Ventil, and Paula Hannaford.
"King County Superior Court Evaluation of the Jury Debriefing Program."
Court Services Division (2000).
An evaluation of King Co. Superior Court's "critical incident stress debriefing," which is offered to jurors at the end of a trial with graphic testimony or evidence or a high degree of media coverage.
Hannaford, Paula and G. Thomas Munsterman.
"State of Jury Management in Minnesota."
Court Services Division (October 1999).
An evaluation of the jury management system in Minnesota, specifically focusing on the financial hardships faced by jurors due to their service.
Casey, Pamela et al.
"Through the Eyes of the Juror: A Manual for Addressing Juror Stress."
(September 1998).
Jurors confront numerous sources of stress at every stage of jury duty even in routine files. This manual addresses many areas of these stresses.
Murphy, Timothy, Paula Hannaford, Genevra Kay Loveland, and G. Thomas Munsterman.
Managing Notorious Trials.
235 pages. (1998).
The purpose of this manual is to assist trial judges and court administrators in planning for and managng the notorious case. The guidance provided here has been gleaned from a series of interviews and conversations at site visits to state courts around the country. (Managing Notorious Trials part one 122 pages) (Appendices 113 pages).
Munsterman, G. Thomas.
Jury System Management.
195 pages, (1996).
Manual provides methodology for courts to evaluate the management of their jury system. Twelve elements of a jury system have been defined, and most of these elements have been assigned a quantitative measure (or standard) based upon achievable and demonstrated results of efficient jury system administration.
Munsterman, G. Thomas.
The Jury Bookshelf.
Research Services (August 1995).
Book reviews of three classic publications concerning juries.
Munsterman, G. Thomas, and Linda Walker.
"One Trial/One Day Term of Jury Service."
Court Services Division and Washingtron Project Office (August 1993).
Study and implementation plan for King County Superior Court, Seattle, Washington. Under a one trial one day term of service, person reporting for jury service have completed their service after serving on one trial or if not selected after reporting for one day.
Munsterman, Janice, G. Thomas Munsterman, Brian Lynch, and Steven Penrod.
"The Relationship of Juror Fees and Terms of Service to Jury System Performance."
183 pages. Washingon Project Office (March 1991).
Courts are under continuing pressure to reduce their expenditures. An obvious target for cost-cutting is juror fees as they usually represent the second largest item, after personnel, in court budgets.
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