Which Weighs in Selection of Judges, Education Background or Profession: Evidence from the Improvement of Judicial Efficiency

CHEN Gang

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CHEN Gang. Which Weighs in Selection of Judges, Education Background or Profession: Evidence from the Improvement of Judicial Efficiency[J]. Journal of Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, 2019, 34(3): 88-101.

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CHEN Gang. Which Weighs in Selection of Judges, Education Background or Profession: Evidence from the Improvement of Judicial Efficiency[J]. Journal of Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, 2019, 34(3): 88-101.

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Which Weighs in Selection of Judges, Education Background or Profession: Evidence from the Improvement of Judicial Efficiency

CHEN Gang

School of Economics, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Chongqing 401120, China

Received Date: 2019-02-20
Available Online: 2021-05-27
Publish Date: 2019-05-28

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Although China is a country with statute laws, due to the incompleteness of written laws, the quality of judges with considerable discretion has a direct and important impact on judicial efficiency. Using the data of the chief justices of Higher People's Court in China, this paper finds that the professional background of judges has significantly affected the judicial efficiency measured by the resolution rate; the resolution rate of the courts whose chief justices of higher people's court graduated from the law school is about 2.5 percentage points higher than that in other regions; however, the higher education level of judges has not significantly improved judicial efficiency. By using the data of judges at grassroots level courts, this paper also finds that the education level of judges has little significant effect on the trial time of the case.
- judge,
- education background,
- profession,
- judicial efficiency,
- resolution rate,
- law and economics

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