ABSTRACT In recent years, court systems in the US and abroad have begun to adopt objective, empirically based methods for determining the need for judges. This methodology, called workload assessment or weighted caseload, provides an empirical basis to measure judicial work and assess how many judges are needed to handle the work in a particular jurisdiction, how judicial resources can be equitably allocated, and how much work any particular judge should handle. This article provides a general introduction to the basic elements and applications of the weighted caseload model in both nascent and transitional democracies, outlines the advantages and disadvantages of two alternative methods (Delphi v. time study) for developing case-weighting systems, and summarizes real-world applications in the US and other nations. The article concludes with a set of practical findings regarding the development and implementation of a case-weighting system.

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加权案件量：现代法院管理的关键要素

摘要近年来，美国和国外的法院系统已开始采用基于经验的客观方法来确定法官的需要。这种方法被称为工作量评估或加权案件处理量，为衡量司法工作和评估需要多少法官来处理特定司法管辖区的工作，如何公平分配司法资源以及每位特定法官应从事多少工作提供了经验基础。处理。本文简要介绍了加权案例负荷模型在新生和过渡民主国家的基本要素和应用，概述了开发案例加权系统的两种替代方法（Delphi诉时间研究）的优缺点，并总结了实际情况。世界在美国和其他国家/地区的应用。