Roger C. Park
Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Law and James Edgar Hervey Chair in Litigation
Bio
Professor Roger C. Park attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School, where he was Case Editor of the Harvard Law Review. Between college and law school, he completed military service, including a tour in Vietnam. After graduating from law school, Professor Park clerked for Chief Judge Bailey Aldrich of the First Circuit. He did trial and appellate work for three years with the small civil rights firm of Zalkind & Silverglate in Boston. He also taught as an adjunct in the Political Science Department at Wellesley College.
In 1973, Professor Park joined the faculty of the 精东影业 of Minnesota Law School and taught there for twenty years, becoming its Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law in 1990. He joined the UC Law SF faculty in 1995 after teaching as a visiting professor in 1994. Professor Park has been the James Edgar Hervey Distinguished Professor of Law since 1998. He has also taught as a visiting professor at Stanford Law School, 精东影业 of Michigan, Boston 精东影业, and Boston College.
Professor Park is an author or coauthor of eight books, including the Park & Lininger 鈥淲itness鈥 volume of The New Wigmore, first published in 2012. He has written numerous law review articles on evidence law, evidence scholarship, and the empirical study of evidence issues. He is the 鈥渃ontent provider鈥 for 20 computer-aided lessons on law that are distributed by the Center for Computer-Aided Legal Instruction. In addition to Evidence and Trial Objections, he has taught or co-taught Civil Procedure, Scientific Method for Lawyers, Legislation, Social Science in Law, Criminal Law, Drug Crimes, and Legal Professions.
Scholarship
Books
听(West Academic Publishing 4th ed. 2018) (with David P. Leonard, Aviva Orenstein, Dale A. Nance & Steven H. Goldberg).
Evidence: Cases and Materials听(Foundation Press 12th ed. 2013) (with Jon R. Waltz & Richard D. Friedman) (with Teachers’ Manual).
听(Aspen Publishers 2012 & Supps. 2013鈥2018) (with Tom Lininger).
听(Thomson/West 3d ed. 2011) (with David P. Leonard, Aviva Orenstein, & Steven H. Goldberg).
Evidence: Cases and Materials听(Foundation Press 11th ed. 2009 & Supp. 2012) (with Jon R. Waltz & Richard D. Friedman).
Gilbert Law Summaries: Evidence听(Thomson/West 18th ed. 2005) (with Jon R. Waltz & John Kaplan).
听(Thomson/West 5th ed. 2004) (with Douglas McFarland).
听(Thomson/West 2d ed. 2001 & Supps. 2004-2012).
听(Michie 1996) (with Bertrand Poritsky, Martin J. Costello, & Edward J. Imwinkelried).
Quick Reference Guide to Trial Objections听(Shepard’s/McGraw鈥揌ill 1993).
Materials on Evidence听(Univ. of Minnesota Continuing Legal Education 1989).
Teaching Law with Computers: A Collection of Essays听(Westview Press 1979) (with Russell Burris, Robert E. Keeton, & Carolyn P. Landis).
Journal Articles
Exporting the Hearsay Provisions of the Federal Rules of Evidence, 33听B.U. Int’l L.J.听327 (2015).听
Hits, Misses, and False Alarms in Blind and Sequential Administration of Lineups, 58听How. L.J.听459 (2014).听
The Restyled Federal Rules of Evidence, 53听Wm. & Mary L. Rev.听1435 (2012).听
Bayes Wars Redivivus, 8听Int’l Comment. on Evidence听Art. 1 (2010) (with Peter Tillers et al.).听
Reflections on Teaching Evidence with an Audience Response System, 75听Brook. L. Rev.听1315 (2010).听听
Impeachment with Evidence of Prior Convictions, 36听Sw. U. L. Rev.听793 (2008).听
Signature Identification in the Light of Science and Experience, 59听Hastings L.J.听1101 (2008).听听
Is Confrontation the Bottom Line?, 19听Regent U. L. Rev.听459 (2007).听
Evidence Scholarship Reconsidered: Results of the Interdisciplinary Turn, 47听B.C. L. Rev.听949 (2006) (with Michael J. Saks).听
Purpose as a Guide to the Interpretation of the Confrontation Clause, 71听Brook. L. Rev.听297 (2005).听
Daubert听on a Tilted Playing Field, 33听Seton Hall L. Rev.听1113 (2003).听
Eyewitness Identification: Expert Witnesses Are Not the Only Solution, 2听Law, Probability & Risk听305 (2003).听听
Posner on Teaching Evidence, 21听Quinnipiac L. Rev.听741 (2003).听
Sometimes What Everybody Thinks They Know Is True, 27听Law & Hum. Behav.听629 (2003) (with Richard Friedman).听
Visions of Applying the Scientific Method to the Hearsay Rule, 2003听Mich. St. L. Rev.听1149 (2003).听
Grand Perspectives on Evidence Law, 87听Va. L. Rev.听2055 (2001).听
Making the Grade: A Modest Extension of听Bush v. Gore, 18听Const. Comment.听301 (2001).听
Would a Market-Based Test Clarify Entrapment?, 1听Int’l Comment. on Evidence听Art. 3 (1999).听
Character at the Crossroads, 49听Hastings L.J.听717 (1998).听
Hearsay, Dead or Alive?, 40听Ariz. L. Rev.听647 (1998).听
Character Evidence Issues in the O.J. Simpson Case鈥擮r, Rationales of the Character Evidence Ban, With Illustrations from the Simpson Case, 67听U. Colo. L. Rev.听747 (1996).听
Improving Juror Comprehension of Judicial Instructions on the Entrapment Defense, 26听J. Applied Soc. Psych.听1838 (1996) (with Dean Morier & Eugene Borgida).
Jurors’ Use of Probabilistic Evidence, 20听Law & Hum. Behav.听49 (1996) (with Brian C. Smith, Steven D. Penrod & Amy L. Otto).
Probability and Proof in听State v. Skipper:听An Internet Exchange, 35听Jurimetrics J.听277 (1995) (with Ronald J. Allen et al.).听
The Crime Bill of 1994 and the Law of Character Evidence: Congress Was Right About Consent Defense Cases, 22听Fordham Urb. L.J.听271 (1995).听
The Definition of Hearsay: To Each Its Own, 16听Miss. C. L. Rev.听125 (1995).听
“Other Crimes” Evidence in Sex Offense Cases, 78听Minn. L. Rev.听529 (1994) (with David P. Bryden).听
Uncharged Misconduct Evidence in Sex Crime Cases: Reassessing the Rule of Exclusion, 141听Mil. L. Rev.听171 (1993) (with David P. Bryden).听
Juror Decision Making and the Evaluation of Hearsay Evidence, 76听Minn. L. Rev.听683 (1992) (with Peter Miene & Eugene Borgida).听
Jurors’ Perceptions of Eyewitness and Hearsay Evidence, 76听Minn. L. Rev.听703 (1992) (with Margaret Bull Kovera & Steven D. Penrod).听
The New Wave of Hearsay Reform Scholarship, 76听Minn. L. Rev.听363 (1992).听
Evidence Scholarship, Old and New, 75听Minn. L. Rev.听849 (1991).听
Procedural Options for Resolving Hearsay Issues, 13听Cardozo L. Rev.听929 (1991).听
“I Didn’t Tell Them Anything About You”: Implied Assertions as Hearsay under the Federal Rules of Evidence, 74听Minn. L. Rev.听783 (1990).听
Confining the Expert: Rule 703(b) of the Rules of Evidence, 47听Bench & B. Minn.听33 (Mar. 1990).
Don’t Speak for Yourself: The Lawyer’s Duty to Refrain from Expressing Personal Opinion at Trial, 36听Fed. B. News & J.听36 (1989).
Civil Trial Specialization, 4听MLM View听3 (Oct. 1988).
The Entrapment Defense: Juror Comprehension and Decision Making, 12听Law & Hum. Behav.听19 (1988) (with Eugene Borgida).
The Rationale of Personal 精东影业, 21听Ind. L. Rev.听509 (1988).听
A Subject Matter Approach to Hearsay Reform, 86听Mich. L. Rev.听51 (1987).听
The Hearsay Rule and the Stability of Verdicts: A Response to Professor Nesson, 70听Minn. L. Rev.听1057 (1986).听
The Design of Computer-Aided Lessons on Law, 1听Y.B. L. Computers & Tech.听78 (1984).
Computer Instruction in the Classroom: Update, 4听Nat’l L.J.听17 (Jan. 1982) (with Russell Burris).
McCormick on Evidence听and the Concept of Hearsay: A Critical Analysis Followed by Suggestions to Law Teachers, 65听Minn. L. Rev.听423 (1981).听
Computer-Aided Instruction in Law: Theories, Techniques, and Trepidations, 1978听Am. B. Found. Res. J.听1 (1978) (with Russell Burris).听
The Entrapment Controversy, 60听Minn. L. Rev.听163 (1976).听
Chapters In Books
Adversarial Influences on the Interrogation of Trial Witnesses, in听Adversarial Versus Inquisitorial Justice: Psychological Perspectives on Criminal Justice Systems听131 (Peter J. van Koppen & Steven D. Penrod eds., Kluwer 2003).听
Empirical Evaluation of the Hearsay Rule, in听Essays for Colin Tapper听91 (Peter Mirfield & Roger Smith eds., LexisNexis UK 2003).
Sexual Assault and the Rule Against Character Reasoning, in听Proceedings of the First World Conference on New Trends in Criminal Investigation and Evidence听329 (J.F. Nijboer & J. M. Reijntjes eds. 1997).
The Evaluation of Hearsay Evidence: A Social Psychological Approach, in听Individual and Group Decision making: Current Issues听151 (N. John Castellan, Jr., ed., Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 1993).
Using Computer Exercises to Support Traditional Classroom Instruction, in听Proceedings of the IBM Academic Information Systems Seminar for Deans of Law Schools听25 (IBM 1985) (reprinted in听3听CALI Report听2 (1986).听
Entrapment, in听2 Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice听704 (Sanford H. Kadish ed., Free Press 1983).听
Computer鈥揂ssisted Teaching, in听Legal Education And Lawyer Competency: Curricula for Change听146 (Fernand N. Dutile ed., Univ. of Notre Dame Press 1981).听
Book Reviews
An Outsider’s View of Common Law Evidence, 96听Mich. L. Rev.听1486 (1998) (reviewing听Mirjan R. Damaska, Evidence Law Adrift (1997)).
A Method in His Madness, 74听A.B.A. J.听120 (Jun. 1987) (reviewing听Michael Levin, The Socratic Method (1987)).
Book Review, 35听J. Legal Educ.听604 (1985) (reviewing听Jack H. Friedenthal & Michael Singer, The Law of Evidence (1985)).
Other Publications
Interdisciplinary Trends in Evidence Scholarship听(2005) (with Michael J. Saks) (Working Paper Series).听
Analysis of a Diversity Case,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Douglas McFarland).
Character Evidence Under Federal Rules,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction.
Demurrers and Judgments,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Douglas McFarland).
Drafting a Complaint,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Douglas McFarland).
Evidence for Procedure Students,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Douglas McFarland).
Hearsay from Square One: The Definition of Hearsay,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Kenneth Kirwin).
Impeachment and Rehabilitation of Witnesses,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction.
Judgments as a Matter of Law,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Douglas McFarland).
Jurisdiction and Venue,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Douglas McFarland).
Model Rules of Professional Conduct I: Preliminary Drill,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Kenneth Kirwin).
Model Rules of Professional Conduct II: Questions and Problems,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Kenneth Kirwin).
Preclusion,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Douglas McFarland).
Summary Judgment,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Douglas McFarland).
Survey of Evidence,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction.
The Concept of Hearsay,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction.
The Defense Function,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Kenneth Kirwin).
The Hearsay Rule and its Exceptions,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction.
Waiver Under Rule 12,听CALI: The Center for Computer鈥揂ssisted Legal Instruction听(with Douglas McFarland).
Education
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Harvard Law School
J.D. 1969 -
Harvard College
B.A., Undergraduate Studies