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Judicial Work and Judges’ Motivation: The Perceptions of Brazilian State Judges
Author(s) -
Gomes Adalmir Oliveira,
Guimaraes Tomas Aquino,
de Souza Eda Castro Lucas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-9930
pISSN - 0265-8240
DOI - 10.1111/lapo.12050
Subject(s) - status quo , perception , state (computer science) , ethos , work (physics) , social work , political science , law , social psychology , psychology , public relations , sociology , mechanical engineering , algorithm , neuroscience , computer science , engineering
The professional ethos of judges has undergone many changes in Brazil in recent years, generating conflicts about the role of these professionals in society. This article examines how Brazilian judges deal with those conflicts. The objective is to identify how judges perceive their social role and, based on that, what motivates them in their work. A series of twenty‐five in‐depth interviews was carried out with Brazilian state judges working in all regions of the country in different judicial specialties. The findings indicate that the judges interviewed can be classified into four different profiles according to the predominant social role: (1) social activist; (2) service provider; (3) judicial restraint; and (4) defender of the status quo. Each profile corresponds to a specific individual and social motivation.