Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, task by task.
The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.
Also filed here43
- judge
- jurist
- justice
- magistrate
- chief judge
- county judge
- police judge
- tribal judge
- circuit judge
- legal referee
- probate judge
- trial justice
- criminal judge
- district judge
- and 29 more
- SOC code
- 23-1023.00
- Activities scored
- 6
- In O*NET
- 13 activities
- Activities an agent can take on
- 3
- Grounded in
- O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Judges, Magistrate Judges, and MagistratesSOC 23-1023.00
Research legal issues and write opinionsWhat can do this →
85% agentMostly automatable
Read and analyze case documents and pleadingsWhat can do this →
82% agentMostly automatable
Prepare written decisions for legal proceedingsWhat can do this →
80% agentMostly automatable
Conduct hearings and investigate legal issuesWhat can do this →
25% you keepBarely automatable
Make final decisions in legal casesWhat can do this →
15% you keepBarely automatable
Direct courtroom activities and proceduresWhat can do this →
10% you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents 3 need no setup
Legal Research Agent
LexisNexis · Thomson Reuters Westlaw · Microsoft Word
No integration needed
Document Analysis Agent
Adobe Acrobat · Microsoft Word · Online databases
No integration needed
Legal Writing Agent
Microsoft Word · Adobe Acrobat · Microsoft Office software
No integration needed
You keep this
Preside over courtroom proceedings and maintain orderMake final legal decisions and rulings with judicial authoritySentence defendants and impose legal consequencesExercise judicial discretion in complex legal matters
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
Start with these three
The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
The full activity list
All 13 detailed work activities O*NET records for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.
Mostly automatable 6
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Research relevant legal materials to aid decision making | 7 |
| Identify implications for cases from legal precedents or other legal information | 6 |
| Serve court ordered documents | 5 |
| Conduct hearings to investigate legal issues | 5 |
| Administer oaths to court participants | 4 |
| Prepare written decisions for legal proceedings | 3 |
Partly automatable 1
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Inform the public about policies, services or procedures | 9 |
Barely automatable 6
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Arbitrate disputes between parties to resolve legal conflicts | 4 |
| Direct courtroom activities or procedures | 3 |
| Make decisions in legal cases | 3 |
| Rule on admissibility of legal proceedings | 3 |
| Authorize payments to settle legal disputes | 3 |
| Supervise activities of other legal personnel | 3 |