Court output, judicial staffing, and the demand for court services: Evidence from Slovenian courts of first instance

Dimitrova‐Grajzl, Valentina; Grajzl, Peter; Šušteršič, Janez; Zajc, Katarina

doi:10.1016/j.irle.2011.12.006

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“…These findings were expected and supported by previous studies (Beenstock & Haitovsky, 2004;Castro, 2011;DimitrovaGrajzl et al, 2012;El-Bialy, 2011;Rosales-Lopez, 2008) that found evidence that a judge's pace of work depends on the demand for justice services. This first result is evidence for the hypothesis of exogenous productivity (Beenstock & Haitovsky, 2004;Castro, 2011;Dimitrova-Grajzl et al, 2012;ElBialy, 2011;Rosales-Lopez, 2008). Nevertheless, it must be emphasized that the strength of the relationship varies considerably depending on the specialty of the trial court.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 71%

“…Many studies support this first hypothesis (Beenstock & Haitovsky, 2004;Castro, 2011;Dimitrova-Grajzl et al, 2012;El-Bialy, 2011;Rosales-Lopez, 2008) that can be expressed as follows.…”

Section: Theoretical Model and Research Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 86%

“…Several studies (Castro, 2011;Dimitrova-Grajzl et al, 2012;El-Bialy, 2011;Rosales-Lopez, 2008) found evidence that a judge's pace of work depends on the existing demand. This approach became known as the hypothesis of exogenous productivity.…”

Section: Court Caseload and Judicial Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The author concluded that demand plays an important role, since an increase in caseload tends to result in increased court production. Dimitrova-Grajzl, Grajzl, Sustersic, and Zajc (2012) investigated how caseload and workforce influenced the production of Slovenian courts. They found evidence that an increase in judicial demand generates an increase in the court's production.…”

Section: Court Caseload and Judicial Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies (Beenstock & Haitovsky, 2004;Castro, 2011;Dimitrova-Grajzl, Grajzl, Sustersic, & Zajc, 2012;ElBialy, 2011;Rosales-Lopez, 2008) found a positive relationship between those variables in different courts from different countries. Although these studies are important, they have been the target of many critics, who claim, for example, that the investigated relationship is much more complex than has been presented (Jonski & Mankowski, 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Court Caseload Management: The Role of Judges and Administrative Assistants

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ResumoA gestão do acervo de processos pendentes em tribunais é essencial para garantir que os processos serão julgados de maneira célere, e isso depende de como juízes e assistentes administrativos lidam com suas cargas de trabalho. Resultados de diversos estudos indicam que um aumento no acervo de tribunais tende a gerar um aumento na produção judicial dos juízes. Entretanto alguns autores apontam que essa relação é mais complexa do que aparenta. No intuito de desenvolver um entendimento mais aprofundado dessa relação, é testado, neste trabalho, um conjunto de hipóteses diretas e de moderação. Foram utilizados dados secundários referentes a 566 juízes que trabalham em varas de primeira instância da Justiça Estadual de São Paulo, Brasil. Os resultados indicam uma relação direta e positiva entre o acervo da vara e a produção dos juízes, mas a força dessa relação varia de acordo com a especialidade da vara. Os resultados também mostram que a quantidade de assistentes administrativos, a experiência e os locais em que o juiz atua moderam a relação entre acervo e produção judicial. Os resultados contribuem para o desenvolvimento de estratégias gerenciais a fim de enfrentar o congestionamento de tribunais brasileiros.Palavras-chave: judiciário; gestão de tribunais; juízes; produção; acervo. AbstractCourt caseload management is of key importance for guaranteeing the adjudication of cases and depends on how judges and administrative assistants deal with their workload. Results from several studies indicate that an increase in court caseload tends to generate an increase in the judge's production. However, some authors argue that this relationship is far more complex. To develop a fuller understanding of this relationship we tested an array of direct and moderating hypotheses. We used secondary data from 566 judges working in first trial courts in the State Justice System of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The results indicate a direct and positive relationship between court caseload and judge production, but the strength of this relationship depends on court specialty. The findings also indicate that the number of administrative assistants, judge experience and the number of places a judge works all moderate the caseload-production relationship. The results contribute to the development of strategies to address the delays and congestion of courts, two of the main Brazilian Judiciary problems.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 71%

“…Many studies support this first hypothesis (Beenstock & Haitovsky, 2004;Castro, 2011;Dimitrova-Grajzl et al, 2012;El-Bialy, 2011;Rosales-Lopez, 2008) that can be expressed as follows.…”

Section: Theoretical Model and Research Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 86%