2 papers
cs.SI2026
Limits of Predictability in Civil Litigation
Sandro Claudio Lera, Shahrokh Firouzi, Jonathan Habshush +1
Legal practice routinely relies on informal assessments of case strength, yet no large-scale empirical benchmark exists for how predictable civil-litigation outcomes actually are.…
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…