時間都去哪兒了－－基層法院刑事法官工作時間實證研究

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

以法官工作時間分配為中心的實證研究顯示，基層刑事法官的時間主要用於 辦案，而辦案的時間主要耗費於大量的書面性工作，法官用於庭外活動、集體合議與討論的時間有限，庭長確有相當長時間耗費於行政性的管理工作。這些發現與以往關於中國法官工作狀態與工作內容的認識不盡一致，而有些發現則一定程度上印證了學界關於中國刑事審判制度運行的判斷。實證研究的一些發現為中國法院改革提供了若干參考。

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.