Dru Stevenson, Professor of Law

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This article from the ABA Law Journal describes how an academic article by a law professor about his own experience as a jury foreman led to a reversal of a verdict in New Jersey (ordering a new trial due to juror misconduct). Finally, we have an example of published legal scholarship having a concrete effect on a real-world case. :-) From the article: A New Jersey appeals court ruled today that the defendant deserved a new trial, in part because the professor’s explanation of legal concepts to his fellow jurors had a tendency to influence the verdict . . . The influence issue came to light after Seton Hall law professor Robert Martin wrote a December 2006 article for the New Jersey Law Journal reflecting on his experiences as foreman of the jury. Martin wrote that he was surprised that none of the lawyers used peremptory challenges to exclude him, even though he was a law professor, practicing lawyer and New Jersey state senator. . . In the article, published in December 2006, ...

I am very thankful that I received tenure (officially) on March 24, 2009 at South Texas College of Law. Now I can start blogging again! Check back soon.