Valerie Hans Explained

Citizenship:	American
Education:	University of California, San Diego (BA), University of Toronto (MA, PhD)
Occupation:	Legal scholar
Employer:	Cornell Law School

Valerie Hans is an American legal scholar and psychologist. She 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] Trained as a social scientist, her major areas of study are the jury system, jury reform, and the application of social science to law.^[1]

Education

Hans holds a BA in psychology from the University of California, San Diego (1973), an MA (1974) and a PhD (1978) in social psychology from the University of Toronto.^{[3] [4]}

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.^[5] She has authored or edited seven books and written scholarly publications that are listed among the highest rated in terms of scholarly impact.^[6]

Hans serves as a co-editor for the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies^[7] and was the president of the Law and Society Association for a two-year term beginning in June 2015.^[8] She was awarded the group's Stan Wheeler Mentorship Award in 2012.^[9]

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,^[10] and other prominent cases.^[11]

Publications

Selected books authored or edited

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

Selected publications

• Hans . V. P. . Blume . J. H. . Eisenberg . T. . Hritz . A. C. . Johnson . S. L. . Royer . C. E. . Wells . M. T. . 2015 . The death penalty: Should the judge or the jury decide who dies? . . 12 . 70–99 . 10.1111/jels.12065. 155520969 .
• Hans . V. P. . 2014 . Reflections on the Korean jury trial . Journal of Korean Law . 14 . 81–115 .
• Hans . V. P. . 2014 . The impact of victim participation in Saiban-in trials in Japan: Insights from the American jury experience . . 42 . 2. 103–116 . 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2013.07.002.
• Hans . V. P. . 2014 . What's it worth? Jury damage awards as community judgments . . 55 . 935–969 .
• Hans . V. P. . 2012 . What difference does a jury make? . Yonsei Law Journal . 3 . 36–54 .
• Johnson . S.L. . Blume . J. . Eisenberg . T. . Hans . V.P. . Wells . M. T. . 2012 . The Delaware death penalty: An empirical study . . 97 . 1925–1964 .
• Hans . V. P. . Reyna . V. F. . 2011 . To dollars from sense: Qualitative to quantitative translation in jury damage awards . Journal of Empirical Legal Studies . 8 . 120–147 . 10.1111/j.1740-1461.2011.01233.x. 678343 .

External links

• Cornell Law School Faculty Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Valerie Hans . Cornell Law School . 27 January 2022.
2. Web site: Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Current Editorial Committee. Annual Reviews. 24 January 2022.
3. Web site: Valerie Hans . 2024-11-02 . Cornell Law School . en-US.
4. Web site: Curriculum Vitae - Valerie P. Hans . November 1, 2024 . Cornell Law School.
5. News: Broda-Bahm . Ken . Get the Gist of How Jurors Decide Damage Numbers . 27 January 2022 . Persuasive Litigator . August 4, 2011.
6. Web site: TOP 70 LAW FACULTIES IN SCHOLARLY IMPACT, 2007-2011 . Leiterrankings.com . 2015-05-07.
7. Web site: JELS Editorial Board . Lawschool.cornell.edu . 2014-10-14 . 2015-05-28.
8. News: Professor Valerie Hans Elected as President of the Law and Society Association . 27 January 2022 . Cornell Law School . November 12, 2014.
9. Web site: Prizes and Awards . Law and Society Association . 27 January 2022.
10. News: Hans . Valerie P. . Having the Trial in Boston Presents Huge Challenges . 27 January 2022 . www.nytimes.com . January 8, 2015 . en.
11. News: Sisak . Michael . Hays . Tom . Jury selection in Weinstein case could prove to be drawn-out . 26 January 2022 . AP News . 7 January 2020.