| Participant Demographics . | Judges (N = 465) . | Jurors (N = 2,131) . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | n (%) . | n (%) . |
| Sex | Male | 335 (72.0) | 985 (46.2) |
| Female | 130 (28.0) | 1146 (53.8) | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic or Latino | 22 (4.73) | 204 (9.6) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 443 (95.3) | 1927 (90.4) | |
| Race | White | 399 (85.8) | 1753 (82.3) |
| Black | 34 (7.3) | 224 (10.5) | |
| Asian | 7 (1.5) | 50 (2.3) | |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0 (0.0) | 21 (1.0) | |
| Other | 10 (2.2) | 45 (2.1) | |
| Multiracial | 8 (1.7) | 38 (1.8) | |
| Missing | 7 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Education (Judges)* | Master’s Degree | 36 (7.7) | – |
| Law Degree | 441 (94.8) | – | |
| Doctoral Degree | 8 (1.7) | – | |
| Other | 4 (0.009) | – | |
| Education (Jurors) | < HS | – | 51 (2.4) |
| High School Graduate | – | 621 (29.1) | |
| Some College | – | 498 (23.4) | |
| 2-Year College Degree | – | 262 (12.3) | |
| 4-Year College Degree | – | 432 (20.3) | |
| Post-Graduate Degree | – | 267 (12.5) | |
| Geographic Location | Northeast | 169 (36.3) | 414 (19.4) |
| South | 67 (14.4) | 828 (38.9) | |
| Midwest | 111 (23.9) | 493 (23.1) | |
| West | 114 (24.5) | 396 (18.6) | |
| Missing | 4 (0.9) | – | |
| Previous Tort Experience (Judges) | Less than 1 year | 16 (3.4) | – |
| 1–5 years | 121 (26.0) | – | |
| 6–10 years | 93 (20.0) | – | |
| 11–15 years | 93 (20.0) | – | |
| More than 15 years | 141 (30.3) | – | |
| Missing | 1 (0.2) | – | |
| Workload (Judges) | Primarily Tort | 61 (13.1) | – |
| Not Primarily Tort | 266 (57.2) | – | |
| Missing | 138 (29.7) | – | |
| Participant Demographics . | Judges (N = 465) . | Jurors (N = 2,131) . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | n (%) . | n (%) . |
| Sex | Male | 335 (72.0) | 985 (46.2) |
| Female | 130 (28.0) | 1146 (53.8) | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic or Latino | 22 (4.73) | 204 (9.6) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 443 (95.3) | 1927 (90.4) | |
| Race | White | 399 (85.8) | 1753 (82.3) |
| Black | 34 (7.3) | 224 (10.5) | |
| Asian | 7 (1.5) | 50 (2.3) | |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0 (0.0) | 21 (1.0) | |
| Other | 10 (2.2) | 45 (2.1) | |
| Multiracial | 8 (1.7) | 38 (1.8) | |
| Missing | 7 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Education (Judges)* | Master’s Degree | 36 (7.7) | – |
| Law Degree | 441 (94.8) | – | |
| Doctoral Degree | 8 (1.7) | – | |
| Other | 4 (0.009) | – | |
| Education (Jurors) | < HS | – | 51 (2.4) |
| High School Graduate | – | 621 (29.1) | |
| Some College | – | 498 (23.4) | |
| 2-Year College Degree | – | 262 (12.3) | |
| 4-Year College Degree | – | 432 (20.3) | |
| Post-Graduate Degree | – | 267 (12.5) | |
| Geographic Location | Northeast | 169 (36.3) | 414 (19.4) |
| South | 67 (14.4) | 828 (38.9) | |
| Midwest | 111 (23.9) | 493 (23.1) | |
| West | 114 (24.5) | 396 (18.6) | |
| Missing | 4 (0.9) | – | |
| Previous Tort Experience (Judges) | Less than 1 year | 16 (3.4) | – |
| 1–5 years | 121 (26.0) | – | |
| 6–10 years | 93 (20.0) | – | |
| 11–15 years | 93 (20.0) | – | |
| More than 15 years | 141 (30.3) | – | |
| Missing | 1 (0.2) | – | |
| Workload (Judges) | Primarily Tort | 61 (13.1) | – |
| Not Primarily Tort | 266 (57.2) | – | |
| Missing | 138 (29.7) | – | |
* The overall N is larger than number of participants as some judges have several graduate degrees; The “Other” category includes three participants with <MA education and one participant with an additional graduate certificate.
| Participant Demographics . | Judges (N = 465) . | Jurors (N = 2,131) . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | n (%) . | n (%) . |
| Sex | Male | 335 (72.0) | 985 (46.2) |
| Female | 130 (28.0) | 1146 (53.8) | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic or Latino | 22 (4.73) | 204 (9.6) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 443 (95.3) | 1927 (90.4) | |
| Race | White | 399 (85.8) | 1753 (82.3) |
| Black | 34 (7.3) | 224 (10.5) | |
| Asian | 7 (1.5) | 50 (2.3) | |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0 (0.0) | 21 (1.0) | |
| Other | 10 (2.2) | 45 (2.1) | |
| Multiracial | 8 (1.7) | 38 (1.8) | |
| Missing | 7 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Education (Judges)* | Master’s Degree | 36 (7.7) | – |
| Law Degree | 441 (94.8) | – | |
| Doctoral Degree | 8 (1.7) | – | |
| Other | 4 (0.009) | – | |
| Education (Jurors) | < HS | – | 51 (2.4) |
| High School Graduate | – | 621 (29.1) | |
| Some College | – | 498 (23.4) | |
| 2-Year College Degree | – | 262 (12.3) | |
| 4-Year College Degree | – | 432 (20.3) | |
| Post-Graduate Degree | – | 267 (12.5) | |
| Geographic Location | Northeast | 169 (36.3) | 414 (19.4) |
| South | 67 (14.4) | 828 (38.9) | |
| Midwest | 111 (23.9) | 493 (23.1) | |
| West | 114 (24.5) | 396 (18.6) | |
| Missing | 4 (0.9) | – | |
| Previous Tort Experience (Judges) | Less than 1 year | 16 (3.4) | – |
| 1–5 years | 121 (26.0) | – | |
| 6–10 years | 93 (20.0) | – | |
| 11–15 years | 93 (20.0) | – | |
| More than 15 years | 141 (30.3) | – | |
| Missing | 1 (0.2) | – | |
| Workload (Judges) | Primarily Tort | 61 (13.1) | – |
| Not Primarily Tort | 266 (57.2) | – | |
| Missing | 138 (29.7) | – | |
| Participant Demographics . | Judges (N = 465) . | Jurors (N = 2,131) . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | n (%) . | n (%) . |
| Sex | Male | 335 (72.0) | 985 (46.2) |
| Female | 130 (28.0) | 1146 (53.8) | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic or Latino | 22 (4.73) | 204 (9.6) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 443 (95.3) | 1927 (90.4) | |
| Race | White | 399 (85.8) | 1753 (82.3) |
| Black | 34 (7.3) | 224 (10.5) | |
| Asian | 7 (1.5) | 50 (2.3) | |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0 (0.0) | 21 (1.0) | |
| Other | 10 (2.2) | 45 (2.1) | |
| Multiracial | 8 (1.7) | 38 (1.8) | |
| Missing | 7 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Education (Judges)* | Master’s Degree | 36 (7.7) | – |
| Law Degree | 441 (94.8) | – | |
| Doctoral Degree | 8 (1.7) | – | |
| Other | 4 (0.009) | – | |
| Education (Jurors) | < HS | – | 51 (2.4) |
| High School Graduate | – | 621 (29.1) | |
| Some College | – | 498 (23.4) | |
| 2-Year College Degree | – | 262 (12.3) | |
| 4-Year College Degree | – | 432 (20.3) | |
| Post-Graduate Degree | – | 267 (12.5) | |
| Geographic Location | Northeast | 169 (36.3) | 414 (19.4) |
| South | 67 (14.4) | 828 (38.9) | |
| Midwest | 111 (23.9) | 493 (23.1) | |
| West | 114 (24.5) | 396 (18.6) | |
| Missing | 4 (0.9) | – | |
| Previous Tort Experience (Judges) | Less than 1 year | 16 (3.4) | – |
| 1–5 years | 121 (26.0) | – | |
| 6–10 years | 93 (20.0) | – | |
| 11–15 years | 93 (20.0) | – | |
| More than 15 years | 141 (30.3) | – | |
| Missing | 1 (0.2) | – | |
| Workload (Judges) | Primarily Tort | 61 (13.1) | – |
| Not Primarily Tort | 266 (57.2) | – | |
| Missing | 138 (29.7) | – | |
* The overall N is larger than number of participants as some judges have several graduate degrees; The “Other” category includes three participants with <MA education and one participant with an additional graduate certificate.
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