Deepen your understanding of key legal and judicial practices in jury trial management.
From empanelment to verdict, managing a jury trial is complex and can present unexpected challenges for the trial judge.
This event will explore key parts of the trial judge’s role, including:
- empanelling and excusing jurors
- communicating effectively with the jury when managing a trial
- considering and determining applications to discharge a juror or the jury
- dealing with juror misconduct
- skills and strategies for preparing the directions in the final charge, including creating integrated jury directions.
This program is essential for new judges, and will provide a refresher for more seasoned judges.