They seldom have the time to properly evaluate uncontested cases. No matter how you look at it, the judge's signature often adds little but ink. No one gets a judge's seal of approval before marrying or having children. Courts scare people. At worst, a lawyer can turn an uncontested matter into a contested matter, running the cost up into tens of thousands of dollars.
Courts cost taxpayers a fortune to operate.
An administrative procedure that eliminates the need for a paying a judge, bailiff and court clerk would save a bundle. A good system of administrative registration and regulation should have reasonable filing fees. User-friendly computerized form preparation systems should be quickly developed. The agency should also provide reasonably-priced help for confused filers. Nine hundred years ago, in Norman England, civil courts required plaintiff and defendant to plead their own cases.