CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 3:14A
Bias — Unconscious Bias
You must not be biased for or against the plaintiff, defendant, any witness, or any
other person based on any identifying characteristic such as race, religion, age, gender,
gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, disability,
socioeconomic status, or any other such characteristic.
And you must also not make decisions based on any unconscious or implicit biases.
These biases are stereotypes, perceptions, attitudes, or preferences that you may hold
without being aware of them. Such biases can affect how you evaluate information and
make decisions. You must not allow any unconscious or implicit bias to influence your
verdict.
[One way to prevent making a decision based on unconscious or implicit bias is to
ask yourself, during your deliberations, whether your views and conclusions would be
different if the plaintiff, defendant, witness, or other person were of a different race,
religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity,
national origin, disability, socioeconomic status, or any other such characteristic. If the
answer is yes, then you should reconsider your views and conclusions along with the other
jurors, and make sure that your decision is based on the evidence and not on any such
stereotypes, perceptions, attitudes, or preferences.]
History
CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- civ-2026-02-25
- Content hash
c27184ad762fc001d1dad14d383a31d03f77e1234da1e60967de8fac065be032
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