Welcome to Hearsay II-an Online Self-Study Course

Welcome to You Be the Judge: Hearsay and Its Exceptions
A CJER Online Course
California Center for Judicial Education and Research

You Be The Judge–Multimedia Version This course uses a quiz-show format to test your knowledge of various hearsay issues and exceptions. We'll give you feedback throughout and provide links to applicable authority. As you consider the feedback we will give you, remember that evidence is not a science. Many good, thoughtful judges will rule differently on the exact same scenarios. Although you will receive a score and “fabulous prize” at the end, no permanent record is made of how well you do. The program consistes of 26 questions and takes about one hour to complete.

You Be The Judge–Multimedia Version A "Help" button will be available to you throughout the course. Just click on it whenever you'd like a hint before answering a question.

When you finish the entire course, you’ll be asked to fill out an online evaluation and to print out a certificate for your files to verify that you took this course.

Good luck dealing with these issues! Please select one of the formats below to continue.

Online Coursework Credit	Hours
Minimum education requirements, expectations, or recommendations, including fairness and access	1
Special education requirement—family	n/a
Special education recommendation—juvenile	n/a
Qualifying judicial ethics	n/a
DV component	n/a
Temporary judge training	n/a
MCLE Credit (nonparticipatory)	1
Legal Ethics	n/a
Elimination of Bias	n/a
Substance Abuse / Mental Illness	n/a

After completing this course, we encourage you to take the course Civil Trial Evidence: I Object! at the QStream website. QStream is a site designed to harness the educational benefits of spaced, follow-up online questions and answers.

You Be The Judge–Multimedia Version Multimedia

Select this version for a rich media experience if your computer is equipped to play audio and Flash animation.

The multimedia version of this course works best using the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. All necessary tools may be downloaded for free from the course “How to Use this Course” page.

You Be The Judge–Text Version Text-only

Select this version if you cannot play audio on your computer, or if reading is your preferred study mode.