Replication data for: The Impact of Female Leadership in Collegial Courts on Time to Render Merits Decisions: Evidence from the Norwegian Supreme Court (doi:10.18710/5NP4DG)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

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

Identification Number:

doi:10.18710/5NP4DG

Distributor:

DataverseNO

Date of Distribution:

2022-08-03

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Nie, Mintao; Grendstad, Gunnar; Shaffer, William R.; Waltenburg, Eric N., 2022, "Replication data for: The Impact of Female Leadership in Collegial Courts on Time to Render Merits Decisions: Evidence from the Norwegian Supreme Court", https://doi.org/10.18710/5NP4DG, DataverseNO, V1

Study Description

Citation

Title:

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

Identification Number:

doi:10.18710/5NP4DG

Authoring Entity:

Nie, Mintao (China University of Political Science and Law)

Grendstad, Gunnar (University of Bergen)

Shaffer, William R. (Purdue University)

Waltenburg, Eric N. (Purdue University)

Other identifications and acknowledgements:

University of Bergen

Other identifications and acknowledgements:

Grendstad, Gunnar

Other identifications and acknowledgements:

Nie, Mintao

Other identifications and acknowledgements:

Waltenburg, Eric N.

Other identifications and acknowledgements:

Shaffer, William R.

Producer:

University of Bergen

Date of Production:

2021-06-21

Software used in Production:

Stata

Software used in Production:

Notepad

Distributor:

DataverseNO

Distributor:

University of Bergen

Access Authority:

Grendstad, Gunnar

Depositor:

Grendstad, Gunnar

Date of Deposit:

2022-07-15

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.18710/5NP4DG

Study Scope

Keywords:

Law, Social Sciences, Norwegian supreme court, supreme court cases, case complexity, justice system, gender, sex, leadership, deliberation, duration, Stata data

Abstract:

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.

Time Period:

2008-01-01-2019-12-31

Date of Collection:

2008-01-01-2019-12-31

Country:

Norway

Geographic Unit(s):

country

Unit of Analysis:

Supreme court cases/decisions (also referred to as 'units of observation').

Universe:

All Norwegian Supreme court cases/decisions in five-justice panels following oral arguments.

Kind of Data:

Supreme court cases/decisions

Kind of Data:

Aggregated data from individual justices

Kind of Data:

Court administrative data

Methodology and Processing

Time Method:

Time series

Data Collector:

University of Bergen

Frequency of Data Collection:

The data has been collected and organized in a data base on a continuous base during the years that the data covers.

Mode of Data Collection:

Information was collected from the Norwegian Supreme Court itself (https://www.hoyesterett.no/) and the comprehensive legal database Lovdata (https://www.lovdata.no/).

Sources Statement

Data Sources:

https://www.hoyesterett.no/

https://www.lovdata.no/

The Doranoh database at the University of Bergen

Characteristics of Source Notes:

Information about dates and the hours/days of oral arguments are only made publicly/externally available by the Norwegian Supreme Court for a limited amount of time prior to oral arguments. All other data information is available/reproduceable by the data sources listed above.

Weighting:

No weights were used

Data Access

Other Study Description Materials

Related Studies

https://doi.org/10.18710/DWIX6Y

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Citation

Title:

Mintao Nie, Gunnar Grendstad, William R. Shaffer & Eric N. Waltenburg (2022) The Impact of Female Leadership in Collegial Courts on Time to Render Merits Decisions: Evidence from the Norwegian Supreme Court, Justice System Journal, 43:3, 353-372, DOI: 10.1080/0098261X.2022.2095944

Identification Number:

10.1080/0098261X.2022.2095944

Bibliographic Citation:

Mintao Nie, Gunnar Grendstad, William R. Shaffer & Eric N. Waltenburg (2022) The Impact of Female Leadership in Collegial Courts on Time to Render Merits Decisions: Evidence from the Norwegian Supreme Court, Justice System Journal, 43:3, 353-372, DOI: 10.1080/0098261X.2022.2095944

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

00_ReadMe_(doi.org_10.18710_5NP4DG)_.txt

Text:

The ReadMe file contains basic and necessary description of the study and the two data files.

Notes:

text/plain

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

01_Nie.etal.2022.ImpactFemale.JSJ.rplc.dta

Text:

The data set supports an analysis of impact of female leadership in a collegial court. The data set (saved in Stata *.dta(tab)) contains all observations (Norwegian supreme court cases 2008-2019 decided in five-justice panels) and variables relevant for a complete replication of the study.

Notes:

application/x-stata-14

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

02_Nie.etal.2022.ImpactFemale.JSJ.rplc.txt

Text:

The data set supports an analysis of impact of female leadership in a collegial court. The data set (saved in Notepad/Windows10 *.txt) contains all observations (Norwegian supreme court cases 2008-2019 decided in five-justice panels) and variables relevant for a complete replication of the study.

Notes:

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