Litigation
Mar. 10, 2001
A Judge Needs to Establish Openness, Fairness in Court
We should go much further than the required constitutional adequacy for voir dire about racial biases described by Laurie Levenson in her Feb. 26 article ("Bigot Busting," Forum). We are kidding ourselves if we do not realize that prejudice and bias play a role in many of our trials, both civil and criminal. The reality of the situation requires that judges be proactive and innovative while conducting voir dire.
We should go much further than the required constitutional adequacy for voir dire about racial biases described by Laurie Levenson in her Feb. 26 article ("Bigot Busting," Forum). We are kidding ourselves if we do not realize that prejudice and bias play a role in many of our trials, both civi...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In