2 papers
cs.SI2026
Limits of Predictability in Civil Litigation
Sandro Claudio Lera, Shahrokh Firouzi, Jonathan Habshush +1
Lawyers, insurers, and litigation funders forecast how civil lawsuits will end, and legal theory distinguishes easy cases, in which the law determines the result, from hard cases,…
cs.SI2026
The Determinants of Judicial Promotion: Politics, Prestige, and Performance
Ilya Davidson, Sandro Claudio Lera, Robert Mahari
Judicial promotions shape the composition of higher courts, yet their determinants remain poorly understood. This paper examines promotion from U.S. District Courts to Courts of Ap…