Settle disputes between opposing attorneys.

“Settle disputes between opposing attorneys.” is a core task performed by Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates. Among the occupation's 21 rated tasks, workers place it 5th by importance (#17 most important). About 88% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Mediate disputes. in Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Sentence defendants in criminal cases, on conviction by jury, according to applicable government statutes. · importance 4.8
• Rule on custody and access disputes, and enforce court orders regarding custody and support of children. · importance 4.7
• Monitor proceedings to ensure that all applicable rules and procedures are followed. · importance 4.7
• Instruct juries on applicable laws, direct juries to deduce the facts from the evidence presented, and hear their verdicts. · importance 4.7
• Write decisions on cases. · importance 4.6
• Read documents on pleadings and motions to ascertain facts and issues. · importance 4.6
• Rule on admissibility of evidence and methods of conducting testimony. · importance 4.6
• Preside over hearings and listen to allegations made by plaintiffs to determine whether the evidence supports the charges. · importance 4.6
• Conduct preliminary hearings to decide issues, such as whether there is reasonable and probable cause to hold defendants in felony cases. · importance 4.6
• Award compensation for damages to litigants in civil cases in relation to findings by juries or by the court. · importance 4.6
• Advise attorneys, juries, litigants, and court personnel regarding conduct, issues, and proceedings. · importance 4.5
• Research legal issues and write opinions on the issues. · importance 4.5
• Grant divorces and divide assets between spouses. · importance 4.4
• Interpret and enforce rules of procedure or establish new rules in situations where there are no procedures already established by law. · importance 4.4

See all tasks on the Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-5655,
  title  = {Settle disputes between opposing attorneys.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-5655}
}