Thumb on the Scale: An Empirical Study of Judge Drafted Jury Instructions
Published online on May 27, 2026
Abstract
Political Research Quarterly, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 1064-1081, September 2026.
Jury instructions—the rules for jury deliberation approved by the judge and read to the jury during trial—are an important communication between judges, parties, and jurors. Parties and judges draft these instructions with trials in mind and judges ...
Jury instructions—the rules for jury deliberation approved by the judge and read to the jury during trial—are an important communication between judges, parties, and jurors. Parties and judges draft these instructions with trials in mind and judges ...