"In fact," says Yeh Jiunn-rong, "a backlog of cases in constitutional courts is a widespread phenomenon internationally. All cases within the ROC requiring interpretation of the Constitution have to go through the CGJ, so delays are almost in evitable." But to protect the people's rights, and to ensure the proper functioning of the rule of law, the CGJ does prioritize cases according to their gravity and urgency.
「其實大法官釋憲『塞車』是國際間普遍的現象，全國的憲法解釋案都要經過大法官會議，所以『塞車』是在所難免的」，葉俊榮說，但為了保障人民權利、確保憲政運作無虞，大法官會以案件的輕重緩急來決定先後順序。