First, the original study in question involved Israeli parole board hearings. I'm not sure if that augurs in favor of few easy cases or many easy cases.
Second, at least in the United States and regarding both general criminal and civil matters, there are few easy cases in terms of how judicial resources are spent. The easy cases would have pled out or settled, with the courts only nominally involved as a matter of process. Trials are arduous time sinks, both inside and outside the court room; few cases go to trial.
On the other, if we're talking about discrete hearings in front a judge, most would be easy. That's because most hearings are for motions or other orders (e.g. approval of a plea deal or settlement), and the complex aspects of those would have largely been hashed out between the parties, in the filings, or in the judge's chambers. That applies for all cases. A trial might take one or two extended courtroom proceedings, but have been preceded (and even succeeded!) by a dozen quick hearings on motions and other process.
First, the original study in question involved Israeli parole board hearings. I'm not sure if that augurs in favor of few easy cases or many easy cases.
Second, at least in the United States and regarding both general criminal and civil matters, there are few easy cases in terms of how judicial resources are spent. The easy cases would have pled out or settled, with the courts only nominally involved as a matter of process. Trials are arduous time sinks, both inside and outside the court room; few cases go to trial.
On the other, if we're talking about discrete hearings in front a judge, most would be easy. That's because most hearings are for motions or other orders (e.g. approval of a plea deal or settlement), and the complex aspects of those would have largely been hashed out between the parties, in the filings, or in the judge's chambers. That applies for all cases. A trial might take one or two extended courtroom proceedings, but have been preceded (and even succeeded!) by a dozen quick hearings on motions and other process.