“…In general, studies on judicial performance consider judges as a fundamental element. The variables most commonly used to explain performance mainly cover the availability of resources, including personnel (such as the number of judges and assistants) (Beenstock & Haitovsky, 2004;Gomes, Buta, & Nunes, 2019;Gomes & Freitas, 2017;Gomes, Guimaraes, & Akutsu, 2016), financial and technological resources (Gomes, Alves, & Silva, 2018). But other variables are also pointed out, such as the characteristics of the judges (Abramo, 2010); the workload (Beenstock & Haitovsky, 2004;Grajzl & Silwal, 2020;Jonski & Mankowski, 2014); the complexity of procedures; political disputes; level of poverty (Beer, 2006); the normative framework; the institutional designs; and the characteristics of the users (Gomes & Guimarães, 2013).…”