Pre/Dicta: Data-Driven Insights for Judicial Decision-Making

Legal professionals routinely rely on experience and professional intuition to guide strategy, particularly when assessing how a judge may rule or how long a case might take. However, intuition alone is often based on limited exposure, shaped by anecdote, and vulnerable to bias. Pre/Dicta supplements that experience with empirical insight.

Pre/Dicta uses machine learning and statistical modeling to forecast judicial rulings and litigation timelines. Built on a dataset spanning over 20 years of federal case history—including 13 million decisions, 20 million cases, 36 million docket entries, and 10 million parties and firms, the platform analyzes more than 100 historical and biographical attributes of judges, parties, and firms to identify behavioral patterns at scale.

Pre/Dicta delivers intelligence on:

• Motion to Dismiss

• Summary Judgment

• Class Certification

• Venue Transfer

• Motions to Compel

• TROs and Preliminary Injunctions

• Judgment on the Pleadings

• Daubert Challenges

• Appeals and Remand

Beyond Experience: Pattern Recognition at Scale

While many attorneys have argued before a judge once or twice, Pre/Dicta has examined how that judge has ruled across hundreds of motions. The platform compares judges to behavioral “doppelgangers” to benchmark motion-specific tendencies within and across districts. This makes it possible to uncover nuanced patterns, such as a judge being defense-oriented on 12(b)(6) motions, but plaintiff-leaning on class certification, that may not be apparent from limited first-hand experience.

Litigation Timeline Forecasting

In addition to outcome predictions, Pre/Dicta provides expected timeframes for each primary litigation phase:

• Pre-Discovery: Dismissal via motion, voluntary withdrawal, or administrative termination

• Discovery: Summary judgment, negotiated resolution, or case dormancy

• Trial: Final dismissal or judgment

These forecasts help legal teams better plan budgets, staffing, and client communications.

Comparative Analytics for Firms and Counsel

Pre/Dicta also provides comparative performance data, showing how different law firms fare before particular judges on key motion types. This is useful for law firms looking to position themselves competitively, and for in-house counsel selecting external partners with the strongest track record for a specific matter.

Strategic Support, Not Replacement

Pre/Dicta is not a substitute for legal judgment—it is a decision support system. It brings scale, historical breadth, and statistical rigor to decisions that are often made on instinct. By providing this perspective earlier in the litigation process, when decisions about venue, motion practice, or settlement posture are still flexible, Pre/Dicta can meaningfully impact both litigation outcomes and client value.