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• Judicial Officers’ Bulletin Volume 36, Number 6 — July 2024 - Preliminary findings from a large-scale national study measuring judicial officers’ psychological reactions to their work and workplace

  A key finding is that the respondents indicate they derive

  considerable satisfaction from the contributions they can make

  to society in applying the law and in making complex legal

  decisions, even when this work exposes them to distress and

  to the trauma of others. A second key finding is that, for over

  30% of respondents who completed the survey’s Secondary

  Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS) questions, a formal assessment

  of post-traumatic symptoms is clinically warranted. This is a

  high figure and supports the view that judicial work entails

  dealing privately with a combination of stressors in a way that

  may be encountered by few in other professions. While these

  stressors can be countered by the satisfaction inherent in the

  role and may not translate into harm for the judicial officer, they

  potentially have adverse consequences for individuals and for the

  administration of justice
   

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