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2015

Civil justice reform

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Justice Delayed?: An Empirical Analysis Of Civil Case Disposition Time, Michael Heise Feb 2015

Justice Delayed?: An Empirical Analysis Of Civil Case Disposition Time, Michael Heise

Michael Heise

This Article addresses the need to understand better our civil justice system by exploring possible determinants of disposition time for civil cases that reach a jury trial. This study uses one year of civil jury case outcomes from 45 of the nation's 75 most populous counties and identifies locale as one important variable, along with certain case types, results, and characteristics. An empirically moored understanding of the causes of case disposition time will assist public policy and reform efforts that seek to make civil justice speedier and, as a consequence, more inexpensive and just. Findings from this study call into …


The Future Of Civil Justice Reform And Empirical Legal Scholarship: A Reply, Michael Heise Feb 2015

The Future Of Civil Justice Reform And Empirical Legal Scholarship: A Reply, Michael Heise

Michael Heise

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