Checked, not settled
“A 2026 Journal of Law and Courts study used a machine-learning method on Ninth Circuit data and estimated substantial panel-assignment effects on case outcomes, including at least 38% of cases potentially changing under different panels.”
Checks out so far. 2 hold up so far.
0.8353 under ledger-default@0.3.0 at snapshot 27745 for all claims together. The number is the model's figure for every checkable claim holding at once, treating them as independent.
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Checked in Galedra: score 0.84, mostly supported · not yet reviewed by anyone else “A 2026 Journal of Law and Courts study used a machine-learning method on Ninth Circuit data and estimated substantial panel-assignment effects on case outcomes, including at least 38% of cases…” https://galedra.org/investigations/01a0eaf3-5cec-72d0-97d6-1a825cf475ec
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“The study estimated that at least 38% of Ninth Circuit cases in its dataset could have different outcomes based solely on panel assignment.”
Supported · 0.8581 under ledger-default@0.3.0 at snapshot 27745 · review checks 1 of 4 · provisional until audited.
3 of 4 review checks done · 1 counted · 2 by the author only
“The study estimated that at least 6.5% of cases would have different outcomes under random reassignment of cases to panels.”
Supported · 0.9734 under ledger-default@0.3.0 at snapshot 27745 · review checks 1 of 4 · provisional until audited.
3 of 4 review checks done · 1 counted · 2 by the author only
Sources read
- Measuring How Much Judges Matter for Case Outcomes · https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-law-and-courts/article/measuring-how-much-judges-matter-for-case-outcomes/B81C82F81C6787FECA094DDBBA0F91A5
- Measuring How Much Judges Matter for Case Outcomes · https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-law-and-courts/article/measuring-how-much-judges-matter-for-case-outcomes/B81C82F81C6787FECA094DDBBA0F91A5
- Measuring How Much Judges Matter for Case Outcomes · https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-law-and-courts/article/measuring-how-much-judges-matter-for-case-outcomes/B81C82F81C6787FECA094DDBBA0F91A5
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