LAWYER PARTICIPATION IN JURY VOIR DIRE IMPLEMENTING INTERIM SUPERIOR COURT STANDING ORDER 1-15

CPCS approved for two credits for the Adult Criminal Trial Panel, the Post Conviction Panel, and the Youth Advocacy Division (YAD).

Faculty:
Superior Court Peter M. Lauriat, Program Chair
Superior Court Judge Bertha Josephson
Superior Court Judge Maynard M. Kirpalani
Carolyn I. McGowan, CPCS Public Defender Div., Middlesex Superior Ct.
Mark Lee, Deputy Chief, Homicide, Suffolk District Attorney’s Office

Pending completion of the work of the SJC’s Committee on Juror Voir Dire, the Superior Court’s new Standing Order 1-15 provides an interim procedure for the implementation of the new jury voir dire statute.

Both judge and lawyer members of the SJC’s Committee will present a nuts-and-bolts look at lawyer participation in jury voir dire pursuant to the Superior Court’s interim order. Among other topics, the panel will provide

• An overview of Jury Voir Dire now and in the future
• A How-it-Works summary highlighting S.O. 1-15’s essential provisions and crucial procedures
• A description of the various methods—and and the mechanics—of lawyer participation currently approved by S.O. 1-15
• A lawyer’s perspective: Approaches to voir dire under S.O. 1-15:
• Protocols for the so-called Voir Dire Pilot Project

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