Judges with corporate and prosecution backgrounds are more likely to rule against workers, study says
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Judges who were formerly prosecutors or corporate lawyers are more likely to rule against workers in employment disputes than judges with other backgrounds, according to a new study.
The study of judges nominated by former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama looked at employment cases decided by federal district judges from 2015 through 2019. The cases were decided by summary judgment, judgment on the pleadings or judgment as a matter of law.
When the study controlled for other factors that can influence decision-making, it found that a judge with a corporate background is 43% less likely to decide in favor of the claimant in employment cases than is a judge with no corporate background. A judge with a prosecutorial background is 56% less likely to decide in favor of an employment claimant than nonprosecutors.
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