First Twelve in the Box: Implicit Bias Driving the Peremptory Challenge to the Point of Extinction
| dc.contributor.author | Graffy, Colleen P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Caldwell, Harry M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sood, Gautam K. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-20T18:06:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-20T18:06:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-05-20 | |
| dc.description | 50 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Peremptory challenges in jury selection are being used in a biased and discriminatory manner. The Batson v. Kentucky safeguards are not working as intended and have not resolved the problem of jury bias. States now need to decide: will they follow Arizona’s bold lead in 2022 and abolish peremptory challenges, or will they follow Washington and try to improve on Batson? This Article presents a compelling argument for abolishing peremptory strikes in jury selections. The authors trace the historical development of peremptory challenges, highlighting their evolution from a mechanism to ensure impartiality to their current use in shaping a biased jury. After examining Washington’s “neutral observer” standard and Arizona’s complete elimination of peremptory challenges, the authors advocate for a shift to the English model—where “the first twelve in the box” become jurors. The Article includes a helpful chart showing the direction in which key states are leaning. It raises thought-provoking questions about implicit bias, the limitations of current methods, and the advantages of a simplified approach to jury selection. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | 102 Or. L. Rev. 355 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0196-2043 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/29482 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon School of Law | en_US |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Juries | en_US |
| dc.subject | Jury selection | en_US |
| dc.subject | Implicit bias | en_US |
| dc.subject | Legal trials | en_US |
| dc.title | First Twelve in the Box: Implicit Bias Driving the Peremptory Challenge to the Point of Extinction | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |