Measuring Judicial Performance in Trial Courts - Conceptual, Empirical, and Political Problems (From Symposium on Judicial Reform, Philip L Dubois, ed. - See NCJ-84719)

• NCJ Number: 84725
• Journal: Policy Studies Journal Volume: 10 Issue: 4 Dated: (June 1982) Pages: 734-747
• Author(s): J P Ryan
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 14 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

This article explores some of the issues associated with evaluation of judicial performance,

Abstract

It is argued that measuring judicial performance in trial courts, as the basis for subsequent evaluation, is fraught with problems of definition, counting, and interpretation. These problems result from the diversity of judges' work in trial courts, uncertainty as to the importance of speedy resolution of cases, and the political environment within which judging takes place. (Author abstract)