This article analyses cases where independence between judges’ skills and states of nature affects decision efficiency in terms of the probability of making a correct collective decision, relative to the case where such independence does not exist. This article explains when it is advantageous to include either former defense lawyers who have expertise in obtaining an acquittal of defendants or former prosecutors who have expertise in obtaining a conviction, in a panel of judges.

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是否应任命辩护律师和检察官为法官？

本文相对于不存在这种独立性的情况，分析了法官的技能与自然状态之间的独立性会影响做出正确集体决策的可能性的情况。本文解释了在法官小组中包括在获取被告无罪释放方面有专长的前辩护律师或在获取定罪方面有专长的前检察官何时是有利的。