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Within the last years, performance requirements for judges have increased. This came along with a professionalization of the judgeship as well as with increasing information needs in relation to the work of judges. With this initial position, the author started his PhD project within the framework of a research project «Basic Research into Court Management in Switzerland», supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The article presents the subject, the methodic as well as selected results of the now concluded dissertation. (ah)