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A Comparative Study of Juror Utilization in U.S. District Courts

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  • Marika Litras
  • John R. Golmant

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This study examines why some U.S. district courts make more efficient use of petit jurors than do others. Although the percent of petit jurors not selected, serving, or challenged (NSSC) in U.S. district courts has risen steadily over the last five years, reaching a national high of 39 percent in fiscal year 2002, this trend has occurred in a context of considerable district‐to‐district variation, ranging from 3 percent to 71 percent. Understanding this district‐to‐district variation will not only help courts improve their use of jurors, but also will shed light on the causes of the rising national trend. An analysis of pooled cross‐sectional time‐series data for 94 judicial districts between 1992 and 2002 indicates that inefficient use of jurors is largely a function of high juror supply, low juror demand, and constraints on judicial resources.

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  • Marika Litras & John R. Golmant, 2006. "A Comparative Study of Juror Utilization in U.S. District Courts," Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 3(1), pages 99-120, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:empleg:v:3:y:2006:i:1:p:99-120
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-1461.2006.00064.x
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