ABSTRACT
Each Factor ......................................................................................................... 386 36.1.2 How the Forensic Document Examiner Meets Each Factor ...................... 390
36.2 Conclusion ................................................................................................................. 391 References ............................................................................................................................ 391
Daubert challenges have become a recurring phenomenon in U.S. courts since the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in 1993, and forensic document examination has been one of the first and most active of the forensic sciences to face such challenges. Prior to the Daubert decision, testimony of the FDE typically consisted of a brief description of professional credentials, followed by an explanation of the examination conducted and conclusions. Post-Daubert testimony requires this and now often a great deal more. FDEs, like all experts, must now be prepared to answer questions regarding the science of their expertise.
