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Within the discussions on the racial issue in Brazil, one can observe as an emerging theme the representative discrepancy regarding spaces and positions of power occupied by black people, mainly women. In this sense, this article aims to understand the trajectory of black women in the Brazilian judiciary, with regard to the experiences of racism, achievements and obstacles faced. For that, a qualitative research was carried out, in which data collection occurred through semi-structured interviews. The reports presented about the academic phase and the exercise of the profession in the judiciary show how the feeling of not belonging to a certain space is part of these women's lives. The experiences lived within the judiciary point out situations of racism experienced by the interviewees, often in a veiled way, sometimes more ostensibly. The research findings contribute to the thinking of the need for a structural change in the judiciary with regard to racial issues, not only through racial quota policy, but, above all, with the creation of spaces for discussion and debates on racism institutional role in the judiciary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Court caseload management is of key importance for guaranteeing the adjudication of cases and depends on how judges and administrative assistants deal with their workload. Results from several studies indicate that an increase in court caseload tends to generate an increase in the judge's production. However, some authors argue that this relationship is far more complex. To develop a fuller understanding of this relationship we tested an array of direct and moderating hypotheses. We used secondary data from 566 judges working in first trial courts in the State Justice System of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The results indicate a direct and positive relationship between court caseload and judge production, but the strength of this relationship depends on court specialty. The findings also indicate that the number of administrative assistants, judge experience and the number of places a judge works all moderate the caseload-production relationship. The results contribute to the development of strategies to address the delays and congestion of courts, two of the main Brazilian Judiciary problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social rights have a collective dimension that arises especially when they become object of public policies, so their efficacy depends on the enlargement of deliberative spaces within the civil society. Although the legitimacy of the adjucation process depends on the juridical order providing spaces to guarantee that divergent interests will be represented, this is still difficult in the judiciary. Public hearings and amicus curiae can bring together "new actors", such as NGO's and social movements to the judicial field, so they could become more able to resist to the domination process denounced by Bourdieu, leading to democratization of the judiciary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objective of this study was to identify, the main positions regarding the constitutionality of the Maria da Penha law (Law 11340/2006) in the Brazilian judicial system. As a result of political demands of the Brazilian feminist movement, the law has been at issue in the public sphere, and its constitutionality before the Supreme Federal Court has been pursued. The following issues were identified: i) a questioning of the law as a whole, considering its distinguished treatment of women, ii) a questioning of the law in that it precludes the enforcement of Law 9099/95; iii) the legislative competence to define petty crimes, iv) the support for subjection of the Judicial Branch and v) the constitutionality of law without background reasoning. By examining the arguments used in Courts of Justice, we intend to demonstrate how the establishment of the law is not limited to the legislative act, and the Judiciary can be the stage for disputes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]