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Valerie Hans

Valerie Hans

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Valerie Hans is the Charles F. Rechlin Professor of Law at Cornell Law School[1] and has been the editor of the Annual Review of Law and Social Science.[2] She is trained as a social scientist, and her major areas of study are the jury system, jury reform, and the application of social science to law.[1]

Career

Hans' area of study is on the jury system, conducting social science-based empirical studies on legal decision making, particularly focusing on jury decisions.[3] She has authored or edited seven books and written scholarly publications that are listed among the highest rated in terms of scholarly impact.[4]

Hans serves as a co-editor for the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies[5] and was the president of the Law and Society Association for a two-year term beginning in June 2015.[6] She was awarded the group's Stan Wheeler Mentorship Award in 2012.[7]

Hans has appeared as a commentator in news publications and programs on the jury system and juror behavior during prominent public trials such as the Boston Marathon bombing trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,[8] and other prominent cases.[9]

Publications

Selected books authored or edited

  • Hans, Valerie; Robbennolt, Jennifer (2015). The Psychology of Tort Law. New York: NYU Press. ISBN 9781479814183.
  • Hans, Valerie; Vidmar, Niel (2007). American Juries: The Verdict. New York: Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1591025887.
  • Hans, Valerie (2006). The Jury System: Contemporary Scholarship. Hampshire, England: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0754625049.
  • Hans, Valerie (2000). Business on Trial: The Civil Jury and Corporate Responsibility. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300082067.
  • Hans, Valerie; Vidmar, Neil (1986). Judging the Jury. New York: Plenum Press. ISBN 978-0738205748.

Selected publications

References

  1. [1]
    "Valerie Hans". Cornell Law School. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Current Editorial Committee". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    Broda-Bahm, Ken (August 4, 2011). "Get the Gist of How Jurors Decide Damage Numbers". Persuasive Litigator. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. [4]
    "TOP 70 LAW FACULTIES IN SCHOLARLY IMPACT, 2007-2011". Leiterrankings.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  5. [5]
    "JELS Editorial Board". Lawschool.cornell.edu. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  6. [6]
    "Professor Valerie Hans Elected as President of the Law and Society Association". Cornell Law School. November 12, 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Prizes and Awards". Law and Society Association. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  8. [8]
    Hans, Valerie P. (January 8, 2015). "Having the Trial in Boston Presents Huge Challenges". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. [9]
    Sisak, Michael; Hays, Tom (7 January 2020). "Jury selection in Weinstein case could prove to be drawn-out". AP News. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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