Protecting Judges, Protecting the Law: How Gender, Social Support, and Identity relate to Judicial Stress

Katie M. Snider, Paul G. Devereux, Monica K. Miller, Charles P. Edwards — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Judges’ wellbeing can affect society as a whole. The Model of Judicial Stress (MJS) proposed relationships between multiple personal and social factors, workplace stress, and a variety of negative personal and professional outcomes that can result from high stress. Prior studies have found gender differences in stress among judges, as well as stress buffering effects from personal social support networks. In this study, we examined 76 judges’ self-reported levels of three types of stress and considered the potential benefits of social support from workplace networks – in addition to personal networks – as a separate buffer for stress. In addition, we tested relationships between stress and social identity, and stress and stress-intervention preferences. Consistent with previous research, this study found gender differences for the different stress measures: burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and general stress. Further, workplace social support was negatively related to burnout when controlling for the effects of gender, time on the bench, and nonworkplace social support. Judges who placed higher importance on their “judge” identity reported higher levels of stress when they had lower social support from personal networks. Finally, stress mediated the relationship between social support and job satisfaction. Addressing judicial stress can promote wellness in judges and society in general.

Artificial Intelligence and Privacy Breaches: A Socio-Legal Analysis of Digital Crimes against Women in India

Sunidhi Singh, Sufiya Ahmed — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The issue of Digital Crimes Against Women in India is a growing concern within society today due to the rapid growth of Internet Access throughout the Country, as well as Digital Technologies. Within this discussion are some of the most common types of Digital Crime Against Women including Cyber-Bullying, Trolling and the abuse of Deep Fakes. Cyber-Bullying is defined as the intentional act of using Digital Platforms to abuse or threaten or degrade women through harassment. This has been shown to cause significant Psychological Distress for many women. Trolling is another common form of Digital Crime that occurs to women. This is the posting of inflammatory statements or comments meant to incite emotional responses and create further marginalization for women in Online Spaces. With the introduction of Deep Fake Technology, this has created an additional dimension of Digital Harassment. The objective of this paper is to explore the Multidimensional Nature of Digital Crime against Women in India. Digital Crimes will be examined through cyber-bullying, trolling and deep fakes.

This paper enhances the current body of Law in India by showing where India’s Digital Laws are deficient regarding AI-based and Deepfake-generated Gendered Harms. In addition, it proposes to create additional Targeted Technology-Specific Regulations to protect Women’s Digital Privacy and Dignity.

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Protecting Judges, Protecting the Law: How Gender, Social Support, and Identity relate to Judicial Stress

Artificial Intelligence and Privacy Breaches: A Socio-Legal Analysis of Digital Crimes against Women in India