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of satisfaction. Australian judges and magistrates express very high levels of work
satisfaction: an overwhelming majority (92%) are satisfied, including very satisfied,
with their overall work, and four out of five agree (including strongly agree)
that their work is a major source of satisfaction and that the work has lived up to
their expectations.34 Similarly, three-quarters of UK salaried judges are satisfied
with the challenge posed by their job (77%) and the variety of their work (73%),35
whereas almost three-quarters of Portuguese judges and prosecutors agree, or
strongly agree, in saying that they feel motivated in their job.36
Regarding working time, specifically, studies rarely consider the incidence of
long working hours or atypical working time, as is the case with Mack and Roach
Anleau's survey,37 according to which three-quarters of all judges and magistrates
reported working outside regular working hours at least a few times a week.
Nevertheless, most studies showed that the long working hours affect judicial
professionals' personal/family life and reported " job-home interaction " as sources
of stress.38 Moreover, Thomas reported a substantial increase-from 29% in 2014
to 51% in 2016-in the number of UK salaried judges who feel that the amount of
" out of hours " work required to do their job is affecting them. In contrast, studies
from Australia and Romania have concluded that judicial professionals are satisfied
with the compatibility between work and family responsibilities and lifestyle and
that the professionals' interaction with the socio-family environment is not a source
of stress.39 Roach Anleu and Mack have found, in this regard, that women may be
less successful or face more obstacles than men in preventing work from intruding
into their family time.40 Nevertheless, Roach Anleu and Mack's study concluded
that there were few direct gender differences, as the usual markers of gendered
job inequality-differences in pay, authority, responsibilities, and opportunities
for career enhancement-are not present in the judiciary.
Finally, it is important to note that several studies highlighted the importance of
aspects of the judicial work itself, as primary sources of occupational stress among
judicial professionals. Among the specific sources of stress for judges and public
prosecutors are the lack of control over their caseload, social isolation, judgements
34. Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, " Job Satisfaction in the Judiciary, " cited article.
35. Cheryl Thomas, 2016 UK Judicial Attitude Survey. Report of findings covering salaried judges in England
& Wales Courts and UK Tribunals, London: UCL Judicial Institute, 2017, .
36. António Casimiro Ferreira et al., Quem são os nossos magistrados?, op. cit.
37. Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, " Job Satisfaction in the Judiciary, " cited article.
38. Revital Ludewig and Juan Lallave, " Professional Stress, Discrimination and Coping Strategies, " cited
article; António Casimiro Ferreira et al., Quem são os nossos magistrados?, op. cit.; Cheryl Thomas,
2016 UK Judicial Attitude Survey, cited.
39. Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, " Job Satisfaction in the Judiciary, " cited article; Monica Silvia
Ciocoiu, Mirela Cojocaru, and S. V. Ciocou, " Implications of levels of stress factors in the magistrate's
activity, " Romanian Biotechnological Letters, 15 (3), 2010, p. 126-133, .
40. Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack, " Job Satisfaction in the Judiciary, " cited article.
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