Automation index

How much of a Judge’s job can AI already do?

Sorting the file and a first order come earlier. Sentencing a person, looking them in the eye, and signing do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

19%

AI can already do 19% of this job.

#516 / 643

Judge

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Read, index and summarise the case file. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	20%	38%	+7.6
Draft routine orders and procedural rulings. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	32%	+5.1
Hearing, examination and adversarial argument. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	12%	+2.2
Weigh evidence, credibility and context. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	10%	+1.8
Write and reason the judgment. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Sign, own the decision and preside. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	12%	6%	+0.7
Total	100%		19%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

27%

#166 / 643

Hydraulic engineer

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Hydrology, flows and the floodplain model. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Field, section and what LiDAR misses. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Drainage works, pumps and the outfall. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	36%	+5.8
Water permits and the river authority. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The flood, the village and the yes to the channel. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
That it does not flood, and not trusting the model alone. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		27%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low