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Mátyás Bencze is a former judge, currently Professor of Law at the University of Debrecen Law School and a research fellow at Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute for Legal Studies, Hungary. His main research interest is legal sociology with special emphasis on the sociological background and quality-assessment of adjudication. He is the author of two books, and numerous articles and essays. He has been involved in some international scientific cooperation between European countries.

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Anne undertakes research on judicial assistants, judicial independence and the rule of law, and the quality of judicial work, especially evaluation and promotion of juges. Since 2014, she has worked regularly as an expert for the Council of Europe, especially for the CCJE. Since 2018 Bielefeld University, Chair for Civil law, Company law, the law of family businesses and comparative judicial studies 2013-2018 Bonn University, Associate Professor for Civil and Comparative law 2009-2011 judicial assistant/law clerk at the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany Education: Humbold University Berlin (first state exam 2002), University of Oxford (M.Jur. 2006), University of Cologne (PhD, Habilitation 2007, 2017), second state exam/bar exam Nordrhein-Westfalia 2008.

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Doctor of Science in Technology (D.Sc.tech.) in the field of Industrial Engineering and Management. Currently working as an Associate Professor at Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland. Main research interest and field is process improvement and operations management in professional services and organizations. For over a decade, been engaged in several research activities connected to delay reduction, performance measurement, process improvement and operations planning in courts and justice system.

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Dory Reiling Ph.D. Mag.Iur. is a retired senior judge at the Amsterdam District Court. She was involved in designing the digital procedures in the civil courts in the Netherlands. She was a senior judicial reform specialist at the World Bank and IT program manager for the Netherlands judiciary. She regularly lectures on court IT at universities, judicial academies and postgraduate schools and works as an IT adviser to judiciaries around the world. She is also a co-author of the World Bank Handbook on Justice Sector Assessments. She was the acting expert for the Consultative Council of European Judges (Council of Europe) Opinion 14 on information technologies and the courts. Her 2009 book Technology for Justice, How Information Technology can Support Judicial Reform, is widely available in print, on line and as an e-book. Her publications can be found on www.doryreiling.com, her tweets are on www.twitter.com/doryontour and her Technology for Justice blog is on www.doryreiling.blogspot.nl

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Caroline Expert-Foulquier is a Senior lecturer in Public Law at the University of Limoges (France), deputy director of the Institute for Public Administration (IPAG) of Limoges and member of the Observatory of Institutional and Legal Changes (OMIJ EA 3177). Specialized in the analysis of policies of performance and quality of judicial systems, she is particularly interested in the subject of the independence of justice. She worked as a scientific expert for the CEPEJ during the last cycle of evaluation of judicial systems (2016-2018).

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Gar Yein started work as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Buckingham, School of Law, on September 1 2017. Prior to that, she was a Lecturer in Law Nottingham Trent University Law School, where she taught contract law, EU law and legal method. Previously, she was an Independent Researcher in the field of Judicial Studies, with particular focus on court and justice management, public law, and procedural law particularly at the intersection between law and technology, from a comparative perspective. Gar Yein has worked on projects for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Council of Europe, European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ).

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Dr Tim Bunjevac is a leading Australian expert in court governance, with extensive practical experience at industry level and internationally cited research with strong impact in the court administration sector. He has more than 15 years of experience in a variety of legal, academic and court-related roles. He completed his PhD thesis on the transformation of court governance in Australia and is currently employed as a senior lecturer in law at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He has taught several law subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Contracts, Corporate Governance, Constitutional Law, Legal Writing and Civil Procedure. Prior to joining academia, Dr Bunjevac had practised law as a barrister and solicitor, providing legal advice to public and commercial entities, government agencies and litigants. Between 2009 and 2012 he was a court system expert at the Department of Justice, where he advised the Attorney-General (Minister of Justice) on policy matters affecting the operations of courts and tribunals. Dr Bunjevac has considerable experience in managing and implementing court-related projects involving high-level stakeholders. In 2009, he managed the legislative project that established the mental health court in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria ("the ARC List"), for which he received a Justice 2010 Award from the Department of Justice and a commendation from the Attorney-General.

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Prof. Dr. Philip M. Langbroek is director of the Montaigne Centre for Judicial Administration and Conflict Resolution at Utrecht School of Law, the Netherlands. He holds a chair on Justice Administration and Judicial organisation at Utrecht University. Trained in public administration and law, he has taught Dutch administrative law and public administration for many years and published widely on administrative law and Ombudsmen. Inspired by the change processes in the Dutch judiciary, Langbroek has focused his research on judicial administration, and organised and directed several international comparative research projects in this field. Langbroek chaired the EGPA studygroup on Management and delivery of justice (2000-2006), and the EGPA Studygroup on Law and Public Administration (2006-2011). Currently he co-chairs the EGPA studygroup on Justice and Court Administration (2011- ongoing). He holds several editorships, the most important are: member of the editorial board of Utrecht Law Review. Relevant publications are: - Researching Justification Texts of a First Instance Court from Assignment to Results and Reporting. Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 4 (5), (pp. 1071-1098) (28 p.) (with Tina van der Linden). (2014)*** - Designing Administrative Pre-Trial Proceedings, Eleven publishers, The Hague, December 2012. ( witht Anoeska Buijze and Milan Remac)*** - The Right Judge for each Case, a comparative study of case assignment and impartiality in 6 European countries, Metro, Intersentia, Antwerp 2007.(with Marco Fabri, editors and research-directors) . Court Administration and Quality Work in Judiciaries in Four European Countries, Empirical Exploration and Constitutional Implications, Staempfli, Bern 2018 (with Mirjam Westenberg) https://www.staempfliverlag.com/detail/ISBN-9783727276781/Langbroek-Philip-Westenberg-Mirjam/Court-Administration-and-Quality-Work-in-Judiciaries-in-Four-European-Countries

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Ed.D.  Harvard University

Ed.M.  Harvard University

Fulbright Scholar, University of Zuerich

M.A.  University of Utah

B.A.  University of Utah

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Andreas Lienhard is a professor of constitutional and administrative law. He studied law at the University of Bern and qualified as an attorney in 1991. In 1994, he received his doctorate and in 2002, his post-doctoral degree (Habilitation). Andreas Lienhard is managing director of the Center for Public Management and a director of the Institute for Public Law at the University of Bern (Switzerland). In addition, he is a member of the board of the interuniversity Swiss Public Administration Network (SPAN) and a director of studies for the Master in Public Management and Policy (Master PMP). Andreas Lienhard is a co-editor of the International Journal for Court Administration (IJCA) and a co-chair of the EGPA Permanent Study Group Justice and Court Administration. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Swiss Journal for Judges, a member of the advisory board of the journal “Der moderne Staat” (dms) and a board member of the Swiss Association for Administration Organisation Law.

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FABRÍCIO BITTENCOURT DA CRUZ is the former Secretary-General of the Brazilian National Council of Justice. He also works as Constitutional Law Professor at State University of Ponta Grossa – School of Law. After have served for three years as Prosecutor, he was appointed Federal Judge, his actual career. He also served for two years as Magistrate Judge at the Brazilian Supreme Court. Fabrício earned the Master in Law degree at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, and the Doctor in Law degree at the Universidade of São Paulo. As Secretary-General of the Brazilian National Council of Justice, Fabrício worked mainly in the field of administration of justice. He also acted as co-coordinator on the Conciliation and Mediation System and as member of Electronic Process Advisory Council, both on the Federal Court of the 4th Region.

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DIrector of the International Institute for Justice Excellence (IIJE, The Hague) Vicepresident for Latin & South America of the International Association for Court Administration (IACA) President of E-Justicia Latinoamérica

Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, University of Belgrano Director of the Center of Judicial Studies, University of Buenos Aires

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Editorial Advisory Board

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Gar Yein started work as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Buckingham, School of Law, on September 1 2017. Prior to that, she was a Lecturer in Law Nottingham Trent University Law School, where she taught contract law, EU law and legal method. Previously, she was an Independent Researcher in the field of Judicial Studies, with particular focus on court and justice management, public law, and procedural law particularly at the intersection between law and technology, from a comparative perspective. Gar Yein has worked on projects for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Council of Europe, European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ).

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Senior Researcher, Research Division, Federal Judicial Center

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Managing Journal Editor

Gar Yein started work as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Buckingham, School of Law, on September 1 2017. Prior to that, she was a Lecturer in Law Nottingham Trent University Law School, where she taught contract law, EU law and legal method. Previously, she was an Independent Researcher in the field of Judicial Studies, with particular focus on court and justice management, public law, and procedural law particularly at the intersection between law and technology, from a comparative perspective. Gar Yein has worked on projects for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Council of Europe, European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ).

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Dr Tim Bunjevac is a leading Australian expert in court governance, with extensive practical experience at industry level and internationally cited research with strong impact in the court administration sector. He has more than 15 years of experience in a variety of legal, academic and court-related roles. He completed his PhD thesis on the transformation of court governance in Australia and is currently employed as a senior lecturer in law at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He has taught several law subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Contracts, Corporate Governance, Constitutional Law, Legal Writing and Civil Procedure. Prior to joining academia, Dr Bunjevac had practised law as a barrister and solicitor, providing legal advice to public and commercial entities, government agencies and litigants. Between 2009 and 2012 he was a court system expert at the Department of Justice, where he advised the Attorney-General (Minister of Justice) on policy matters affecting the operations of courts and tribunals. Dr Bunjevac has considerable experience in managing and implementing court-related projects involving high-level stakeholders. In 2009, he managed the legislative project that established the mental health court in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria ("the ARC List"), for which he received a Justice 2010 Award from the Department of Justice and a commendation from the Attorney-General.

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Prof. Dr. Philip M. Langbroek is director of the Montaigne Centre for Judicial Administration and Conflict Resolution at Utrecht School of Law, the Netherlands. He holds a chair on Justice Administration and Judicial organisation at Utrecht University. Trained in public administration and law, he has taught Dutch administrative law and public administration for many years and published widely on administrative law and Ombudsmen. Inspired by the change processes in the Dutch judiciary, Langbroek has focused his research on judicial administration, and organised and directed several international comparative research projects in this field. Langbroek chaired the EGPA studygroup on Management and delivery of justice (2000-2006), and the EGPA Studygroup on Law and Public Administration (2006-2011). Currently he co-chairs the EGPA studygroup on Justice and Court Administration (2011- ongoing). He holds several editorships, the most important are: member of the editorial board of Utrecht Law Review. Relevant publications are: - Researching Justification Texts of a First Instance Court from Assignment to Results and Reporting. Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 4 (5), (pp. 1071-1098) (28 p.) (with Tina van der Linden). (2014)*** - Designing Administrative Pre-Trial Proceedings, Eleven publishers, The Hague, December 2012. ( witht Anoeska Buijze and Milan Remac)*** - The Right Judge for each Case, a comparative study of case assignment and impartiality in 6 European countries, Metro, Intersentia, Antwerp 2007.(with Marco Fabri, editors and research-directors) . Court Administration and Quality Work in Judiciaries in Four European Countries, Empirical Exploration and Constitutional Implications, Staempfli, Bern 2018 (with Mirjam Westenberg) https://www.staempfliverlag.com/detail/ISBN-9783727276781/Langbroek-Philip-Westenberg-Mirjam/Court-Administration-and-Quality-Work-in-Judiciaries-in-Four-European-Countries

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Journal Editor

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Dr Tim Bunjevac is a leading Australian expert in court governance, with extensive practical experience at industry level and internationally cited research with strong impact in the court administration sector. He has more than 15 years of experience in a variety of legal, academic and court-related roles. He completed his PhD thesis on the transformation of court governance in Australia and is currently employed as a senior lecturer in law at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He has taught several law subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Contracts, Corporate Governance, Constitutional Law, Legal Writing and Civil Procedure. Prior to joining academia, Dr Bunjevac had practised law as a barrister and solicitor, providing legal advice to public and commercial entities, government agencies and litigants. Between 2009 and 2012 he was a court system expert at the Department of Justice, where he advised the Attorney-General (Minister of Justice) on policy matters affecting the operations of courts and tribunals. Dr Bunjevac has considerable experience in managing and implementing court-related projects involving high-level stakeholders. In 2009, he managed the legislative project that established the mental health court in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria ("the ARC List"), for which he received a Justice 2010 Award from the Department of Justice and a commendation from the Attorney-General.

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Prof. Dr. Philip M. Langbroek is director of the Montaigne Centre for Judicial Administration and Conflict Resolution at Utrecht School of Law, the Netherlands. He holds a chair on Justice Administration and Judicial organisation at Utrecht University. Trained in public administration and law, he has taught Dutch administrative law and public administration for many years and published widely on administrative law and Ombudsmen. Inspired by the change processes in the Dutch judiciary, Langbroek has focused his research on judicial administration, and organised and directed several international comparative research projects in this field. Langbroek chaired the EGPA studygroup on Management and delivery of justice (2000-2006), and the EGPA Studygroup on Law and Public Administration (2006-2011). Currently he co-chairs the EGPA studygroup on Justice and Court Administration (2011- ongoing). He holds several editorships, the most important are: member of the editorial board of Utrecht Law Review. Relevant publications are: - Researching Justification Texts of a First Instance Court from Assignment to Results and Reporting. Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 4 (5), (pp. 1071-1098) (28 p.) (with Tina van der Linden). (2014)*** - Designing Administrative Pre-Trial Proceedings, Eleven publishers, The Hague, December 2012. ( witht Anoeska Buijze and Milan Remac)*** - The Right Judge for each Case, a comparative study of case assignment and impartiality in 6 European countries, Metro, Intersentia, Antwerp 2007.(with Marco Fabri, editors and research-directors) . Court Administration and Quality Work in Judiciaries in Four European Countries, Empirical Exploration and Constitutional Implications, Staempfli, Bern 2018 (with Mirjam Westenberg) https://www.staempfliverlag.com/detail/ISBN-9783727276781/Langbroek-Philip-Westenberg-Mirjam/Court-Administration-and-Quality-Work-in-Judiciaries-in-Four-European-Countries

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Gar Yein started work as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Buckingham, School of Law, on September 1 2017. Prior to that, she was a Lecturer in Law Nottingham Trent University Law School, where she taught contract law, EU law and legal method. Previously, she was an Independent Researcher in the field of Judicial Studies, with particular focus on court and justice management, public law, and procedural law particularly at the intersection between law and technology, from a comparative perspective. Gar Yein has worked on projects for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Council of Europe, European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ).

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FABRÍCIO BITTENCOURT DA CRUZ is the former Secretary-General of the Brazilian National Council of Justice. He also works as Constitutional Law Professor at State University of Ponta Grossa – School of Law. After have served for three years as Prosecutor, he was appointed Federal Judge, his actual career. He also served for two years as Magistrate Judge at the Brazilian Supreme Court. Fabrício earned the Master in Law degree at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, and the Doctor in Law degree at the Universidade of São Paulo. As Secretary-General of the Brazilian National Council of Justice, Fabrício worked mainly in the field of administration of justice. He also acted as co-coordinator on the Conciliation and Mediation System and as member of Electronic Process Advisory Council, both on the Federal Court of the 4th Region.

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Ed.D.  Harvard University

Ed.M.  Harvard University

Fulbright Scholar, University of Zuerich

M.A.  University of Utah

B.A.  University of Utah

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Andreas Lienhard is a professor of constitutional and administrative law. He studied law at the University of Bern and qualified as an attorney in 1991. In 1994, he received his doctorate and in 2002, his post-doctoral degree (Habilitation). Andreas Lienhard is managing director of the Center for Public Management and a director of the Institute for Public Law at the University of Bern (Switzerland). In addition, he is a member of the board of the interuniversity Swiss Public Administration Network (SPAN) and a director of studies for the Master in Public Management and Policy (Master PMP). Andreas Lienhard is a co-editor of the International Journal for Court Administration (IJCA) and a co-chair of the EGPA Permanent Study Group Justice and Court Administration. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Swiss Journal for Judges, a member of the advisory board of the journal “Der moderne Staat” (dms) and a board member of the Swiss Association for Administration Organisation Law.

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Executive Journal Editor

Ed.D.  Harvard University

Ed.M.  Harvard University

Fulbright Scholar, University of Zuerich

M.A.  University of Utah

B.A.  University of Utah

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Assitant Managing Editor

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