Replication data for: The Impact of Female Leadership in Collegial Courts on Time to Render Merits Decisions: Evidence from the Norwegian Supreme Court

The data set contains all observations (Norwegian Supreme Court cases 2008-2019 decided in five-justice panels) and variables (independent variables measuring presiding justice, case complexity, opinion heterogeneity, justice's background, chief term, and workload, and dependent variable measuring the duration of case disposition time) relevant for a replication of the study.
In addition to the ReadMe-file, there are two files containing identical data, but in different formats: a *.dta file in Stata 17.0 format and a *.txt file that can be read with a browser or Notepad. The *,txt file can be imported into various statistical software.
ABSTRACT OF STUDY: What is the effect of gender on the deliberative process of judging? Drawing on previous research on female leaders’ inclination to foster a more inclusive and collaborative decision-making process, we argue that decision making takes more time in a collegial court when female justices preside over decisional panels. Analyzing an original data set on cases decided by the Norwegian Supreme Court between 2008 and 2019, we find that when a woman is the presiding justice, the duration of case disposition time increases. This effect, however, persists for only eight days. Our finding suggests that institutional practices take effect over gendered effects.

本数据集包含所有可用于该研究复现的观测样本与变量：观测样本为2008年至2019年间由五名法官组成的合议庭作出裁判的挪威最高法院判例；变量分为自变量与因变量两类，其中自变量涵盖主审法官身份、案件复杂度、裁判意见异质性、法官背景、首席任期及工作量，因变量为案件办结时长。
除配套的说明文档（ReadMe-file）外，数据集还包含两份内容完全一致但格式不同的文件：一份为Stata 17.0格式的*.dta文件，另一份为可通过浏览器或记事本读取的*.txt文件，该txt文件可导入各类统计分析软件。
研究摘要：性别对审判合议程序存在何种影响？基于现有关于女性领导者更倾向于营造包容协作型决策流程的研究成果，本研究提出如下论点：在合议制法院中，若由女性法官担任审判合议庭的审判长，案件决策耗时将更长。通过分析2008年至2019年间挪威最高法院判例的原创数据集，本研究发现，当主审法官为女性时，案件办结时长会有所增加，但该效应仅持续8天。本研究结果表明，制度实践会对性别相关效应产生调节作用。