Judicial endorsement makes attorneys and clients more likely to accept settlements.

Evidence

Some also offer attorneys their own assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing positions and their views on whether settlement offers are reasonable. Attorneys generally applaud aggressive judicial participation in the settlement process. They are more likely to view a settlement as fair if it has received a judicial endorsement, and such an endorsement may help them persuade a recalcitrant client to accept a reasonable settlement Federal district courts decided almost 275,000 civil cases in 2017, and state trial courts more than 16 million. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2250

Categorization

• SEED: An essay angle on whether judicial settlement pressure compromises the judge’s neutral adjudicator role.
• XREF: connects to: A judge’s settlement suggestion can double as a signal of likely verdict — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action , 253; Justice may be better served by negotiated settlements than by strict statutory application. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2070; Active trial judging extends into negotiating pleas and settlements between parties — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 568

Broader Connections

• Active trial judging extends into negotiating pleas and settlements between parties #expands (0.95) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 568
• Justice may be better served by negotiated settlements than by strict statutory application. #responds-to (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2070