PRACTICAL SKILLS SEMINAR
BIAS IN THE COURTROOM:
HOW TO IDENTIFY AND AMELIORATE ITS IMPACT IN COURT
FOR DISTRICT COURT AND SUPERIOR COURT PRACTITIONERS
FREE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BAR
NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
ALL ATTORNEYS WELCOME
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 – 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Main Courtroom, Norfolk Superior Court
THE PROGRAM
-Cognitive Bias and its Effect on Expert Testimony
-A View from the Bench: The Judiciary’s Efforts to Reduce the Impact of Race and Implicit Bias
-Trial Lawyers addressing Bias in the Courtroom Today: Voir Dire and other Strategies
FEATURED PANELISTS
Hon. Thomas Connors,
Norfolk Superior Court Regional Administrative Justice
Hon. Julieann Hernon, Circuit Justice, District Court
Hon. Peter Krupp, Associate Justice, Superior Court
Hon. Rosalind Miller, Associate Justice, Superior Court
Ira Gant, Esq., Innocence Program, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Charlotte Glinka, Esq., Keches and Mallen
Mark Lee, Esq., Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office
Francis J. (Jay) Lynch, III, Esq., Lynch and Lynch
Christian Williams, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services
Hosted by the Superior Court and District Court Bench-Bar Committees
of the Norfolk Bar Association
Please come prepared with questions, or email them in advance to mary.hickey@jud.state.ma.us
3 CLE Credits available to Bar Advocates