时间都去哪儿了——基层法院刑事法官工作时间实证研究

Where Does Time Go: An Empirical Study on the Working Time of Criminal Judges in Grassroots Courts

以法官工作时间分配为中心的实证研究显示,基层刑事法官的时间主要用于办案,而办案的时间主要耗费于大量的书面性工作,法官用于庭外活动、集体合议与讨论的时间有限,庭长确有相当长时间耗费于行政性的管理工作。这些发现与以往关于中国法官工作状态与工作内容的认识不尽一致,而有些发现则一定程度上印证了学界关于中国刑事审判制度运行的判断。实证研究的一些发现为中国法院改革提供了若干参考。

The empirical study centered on the distribution of judges＇ working time shows that the time of criminal judges at the grassroots level is mainly used for handling cases,and the time of handling cases is mainly spent on much paper work; the time for judges used for out-of-court activities,collective collegiality and discussion is limited; the president of the court does spend considerable time on administrative management.These findings are not consistent completely with the previous understanding of the working status and contents of Chinese judges; while some of the findings to a certain extent,are consistent with the judgment on the operation of China＇s criminal trial system by the academia. Some of the findings of empirical research provide references to the reform of Chinese courts.