WEBINAR: Arizona’s Groundbreaking Venture… Eliminating Peremptory Challenges

This webinar, originally presented on January 27, 2022, examines how the Arizona courts responded to the announcement by the Arizona Supreme Court in 2021 that peremptory challenges would be eliminated.

MODERATOR

• Hon. John J. Russo, Chairman of the Board, NAPCO

PRESENTERS

• Paula Hannaford-Agor, Director, Center for Jury Studies, National Center for State Courts
• Hon. Joseph C. Welty, Presiding Judge, Arizona Judicial Branch in Maricopa County
• Jessica M. Salerno, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Social and Behavior Sciences, Arizona State University

MATERIALS

• Slide Deck (PDF)
• Presenter Bios (PDF)
• Press Release: Arizona Supreme Court Eliminates Peremptory Strikes of Jurors (PDF)
• The Impact of Minimal versus Extended Voir Dire and Judicial Rehabilitation on Mock Jurors’ Decisions in Civil Cases (PDF)
• Racial and Ethnic Representation through the Jury Selection Process An Analysis of 2019 Jury Data from the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County (PDF)
• Arizona Supreme Court  Order Adopting Amendments on an Emergency Basis (PDF)
• Arizona Supreme Court Order Eliminating Peremptory Strikes (PDF)
• SJSW Final Report and Recommendations (PDF)
• Arizona Final SJSW Rule Petition (PDF)