2×01: Handsome Litigants and Hangry Judges

In this episode of Hearsay, I’ll share with you some of the research on implicit bias in judicial decision-making. Do judges really favour handsome litigants? Do they really lock people up when their football team loses? And how easily can they be bamboozled by big numbers?


Summary Matters (01:00)

Examination-in-Chief (18:48)

Address in Reply (1:09:36)

Learned Friends (1:10:00)

Adjournment (1:11:45)


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