Jury Instructions

Reading these is a great way to learn [[law]].

State resources:

• California
  • Civil: https://www.courts.ca.gov/partners/documents/Judicial_Council_of_California_Civil_Jury_Instructions.pdf
  • Criminal: https://www.courts.ca.gov/partners/documents/CALCRIM_2020.pdf
• Florida
  • Civil: https://jury.flcourts.org/civil-jury-instructions-home/civil-instructions/
  • Criminal: https://jury.flcourts.org/criminal-jury-instructions-home/criminal-jury-instructions/
• New Mexico
  • Civil: https://laws.nmonesource.com/w/nmos/Rule-Set-13-NMRA
  • Criminal: https://laws.nmonesource.com/w/nmos/Rule-Set-14-NMRA
• New York
  • Criminal: http://www.nycourts.gov/judges/cji/index.shtml

Federal resources:

• 1st Circuit
  • Criminal: https://www.med.uscourts.gov/pdf/crpjilinks.pdf
• 5th Circuit
  • Civil: http://www.lb5.uscourts.gov/viewer/?/juryinstructions/Fifth/2020civil.pdf
  • Criminal: http://www.lb5.uscourts.gov/viewer/?/juryinstructions/Fifth/crim2019.pdf
• 6th Circuit
  • Criminal: https://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/sites/ca6/files/documents/pattern_jury/pdf/crmpattjur_full.pdf
• 8th Circuit
  • Civil: https://ecf.mowd.uscourts.gov/jmi/REV5.0CivilJuryInstructions.pdf
  • Criminal: https://ecf.mowd.uscourts.gov/jmi/Criminal-Jury-Instructions-2017.pdf https://ecf.mowd.uscourts.gov/jmi/Supplement_Manual_Model_Criminal.pdf
• 9th Circuit
  • Civil: http://www3.ce9.uscourts.gov/jury-instructions/sites/default/files/WPD/Civil_Instructions_2020_9.pdf
  • Criminal: http://www3.ce9.uscourts.gov/jury-instructions/sites/default/files/WPD/Criminal_Instructions_2020_9.pdf
• 10th Circuit
  • Criminal: https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/clerk/Jury%20Instructions%20Update%202018.pdf