Modern Juries, Modern Courts

About the Program: Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts and The Free Library of Philadelphia invite you to join us for the Modern Juries, Modern Courts Speaker Series. This Speaker Series aims to highlight the vital importance of jury service in upholding fairness, democracy, civic engagement, and the rule of law.

About the Speaker: Professor Nancy Marder, Director of the John Paul Stevens Jury Center and Co-Director of the Institute for Law and the Humanities, is the author of the 2022 book “The Power of the Jury: Transforming Citizens into Jurors,” which examines how jury processes transform reluctant citizens into a body capable of delivering just verdicts.