Valerie P. Hans is the Charles F. Rechlin Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, where she teaches a seminar on the contemporary American jury system as well as courses on torts and social science and law. She will teach a short course, Reviving the American Jury, at the College of Law this semester.

Professor Hans holds a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Toronto and is a leading authority on jury systems in the USA and in other countries. She has carried out extensive research, served as an expert witness, and lectured around the globe on juries and jury reforms. Author or editor of 10 books and over 150 research articles, she has consulted with judges, lawyers, and courts about jury research.  She is an elected member of the American Law Institute and is on the Board of Advisors of the Civil Justice Research Initiative. She has served as president of the Law and Society Association and co-president of the Society for Empirical Legal Studies.

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Reviving the American Jury