Trials and Appeals: Resources
Materials Regarding Practice in Arizona State Courts
Revised Arizona Jury Instructions (Civil), 6th ed. 2017
RAJI Contract (2015), Commercial Tort (2017), and Employment (2015) jury instructions
Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure
Arizona Trial and Appellate Courts
Arizona Court of Appeals, Div. 1
Arizona Court of Appeals, Div. 2
Maricopa County Superior Court
Maricopa County Superior Court: Commercial Court
Arizona Superior Court-Court Services (Statistics)
Arizona Supreme Court R-21-0045 (abolishing peremptory strikes in jury selection (final order)) (December 8, 2021)
Materials on Practice in Federal Court
Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions (2017) (last updated December 2020)
Local Rules of Practice for the District of Arizona
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (December 1, 2022)
Federal Rules of Evidence (December 1, 2022)
Trial Services
https://irp.cdn-website.com/7d854bea/files/uploaded/r-21-0045%20%28final%20order%29.pdf
Jurybox (jury selection software)
The Sedona Principles, 3d edition (2018)
https://irp.cdn-website.com/7d854bea/files/uploaded/trial-by-agreement.pdf
Trial by Agreement: Agreements for Opposing Counsel (2017), Stephen D. Susman, Paul C. Sanders & Fred Bartlit
David Wenner, Phoenix (focus groups, trial consulting
https://www.spartanexecutives.com/
Spartan Executives, Phoenix (focus groups, storyboard visuals, juror research, trial consulting)
Empirical Creative, New York (ADR case research and jury research)
American Jury Centers, Boca Raton (focus groups, mock trials, SJQs, voir dire)
DigitaLaw Trial Technology Group, Phoenix
eJury and JuryMeter (online jury focus groups and mock juries)
Jury Impact, Irvine (focus groups, trial monitoring, trial services)
IMS Legal Strategies (Acquired Litigation Insights in 2021), Locations in 22 states across the U.S. (jury research, trial preparation, presentation)
Materials from the Federal Judicial Center
Civil Litigation Management Manual, Third Edition
Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition
Judicial Management of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Cases
Manual for Complex Litigation, Fourth Edition
Handbook on Jury Use in the Federal Courts
Orientation Manual for Secretaries to Federal Trial Court Judges
Notable Federal Trials (Federal Judicial Center)
Materials from the American College of Trial Lawyers
Code of Pretrial and Trial Conduct, American College of Trial Lawyers (2009)
Guidelines on Conducting Remote Video Depositions and Examinations for Discovery (2021)
Remote Proceeding Advocacy (2021)
Interim Guidelines on Conducting Nonjury Trials by Use of Remote Video (2021)
Overarching Principles Applicable to Civil Trials (2020)
Conducting Remote Hearings by Use of Remote Video (2020)
Statement Opposing Attacks on Judges (2020)
Response from Arizona Fellows to Gov. Ducey's Attacks on the Hon. Neil V. Wake (2019)
Response from Arizona Fellows to Gov. Ducey's Attacks on the Hon. Kay Cooper (2021)
Mentoring the Next Generation of Trial Lawyers (2019)
Attorney-Client Privilege Update: Current and Recurring Issues (2018)
More Resources
Mark W. Bennett, "Reinvigorating and Enhancing Jury Trials Through an Overdue Juror Bill of Rights: A Federal Trial Judge’s View," 48 ARIZ. ST. L.J. 481 (2016)
Trellis (state trial court data)
The Jury Expert, American Society of Trial Consultants
"The Diminished Trial," Nora Freeman Engtrom, 86 Fordham L. Rev. 2131 (2018)
Civil Jury Project at NYU School of Law
Marchan v. John Miller Farms, Inc. (3:16-0-357-WGY D. N.D. Dec. 11, 2018)
The 20 Basic Principles of Trial Advocacy, Prof. James Tanford, 2009
Famous Trials, Prof. Douglas O. Linder