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- Title
The Relationship between Judicial Staff and Court Performance: Evidence from Brazilian State Courts.
- Authors
de Oliveira Gomes, Adalmir; de Aquino Guimaraes, Tomas; Akutsu, Luiz
- Abstract
To handle the increasing caseload, the judicial systems of several countries have adopted three main strategies: changing norms and judicial procedures; investing in information and communication technologies; and hiring additional judicial staff. This paper investigates the impact of this third strategy on the performance of Brazilian courts. We use multiple regression analysis to test an array of related hypotheses about the complex interactions between the number of judicial staff and court productivity. The empirical research uses ten-year (2003-2012) data from 27 Brazilian courts. The main findings indicate that the number of judicial assistants has a positive influence on court productivity, and the number of assistants mitigates the positive relationship between court caseload and court productivity. The results are discussed and further studies are suggested.
- Subjects
JUSTICE administration; INFORMATION &; communication technologies; COURT system
- Publication
International Journal for Court Administration, 2016, Vol 8, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
2156-7964
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18352/ijca.214