The final day of the legal year is notorious for producing more judgments than any other, as courts rush to publish decisions before the summer break.
Judges know that if they don’t release judgments by the Friday before Christmas, they’ll likely be delayed six weeks into the new legal year, which usually begins on the first Monday of February.
So Judgment Day is not only good for litigants — it's also good for a judge’s productivity stats.
It makes for a more enjoyable break too, even if most will spend some of those six weeks working on other judgments.
