Sentences with phrase «opinion of a particular judge»

The outcome often comes down to the subjective opinion of a particular judge on a case - by - case basis.

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But all of this only reinforces my opinion that you should not condemn or judge a particular people group unless you are friends with someone from that people group (which then makes it nearly impossible to judge and condemn them).

In a withering opinion, Judge Rolf M. Treu essentially blamed the unions for depriving minority children, in particular, of a quality education by shielding incompetent teachers from dismissal.

In addition to training externs and clerks, an upper - level class in judicial opinion writing provides an opportunity for students to hone their skills in writing for a particular audience, structuring and organizing, analyzing, and using rhetorical devices introduced during the first - year writing course through a different type of document.6 Such a course can cause students to look at the legal process from a different perspective and to become better critical readers and users of opinions by writing them.7 Thus, other goals of a judicial opinion writing course can include learning about the audiences of judicial opinions and the perspective judges bring to their opinion writing.

As noted in The Logical Relevance of Expert Scientific Opinion (at p. 46), the Mohan and Abbey criterion of logical relevance requires judges to evaluate scientific relevance with respect to a particular scientific hypothesis.

In Wilson v Her Majesty's Advocate 2009 JC 336, which also concerned opinion evidence, the High Court of Justiciary, in an opinion delivered by Lord Wheatley, stated the test thus (at para 58): «[T] he subject - matter under discussion must be necessary for the proper resolution of the dispute, and be such that a judge or jury without instruction or advice in the particular area of knowledge or experience would be unable to reach a sound conclusion without the help of a witness who had such specialised knowledge or experience.»

As Judge Posner and Professors Epstein and Landes suggested in The Behavior of Federal Judges, computerized sentiment analysis of the content of judicial opinions could produce more nuanced insights about particular judges» attitudes and ideJudges, computerized sentiment analysis of the content of judicial opinions could produce more nuanced insights about particular judges» attitudes and idejudges» attitudes and ideology.

Other than KRE 614, Lawson's observation of the practice, and the Slaughter case, there was not much in the way of modern case law or authority in Kentucky to instruct trial judges and litigators on any particular procedural or substantive considerations for allowing juror questions, until the Kentucky Supreme Court issued its opinion in Fraser v. Miller, 427 S.W. 3d 182 (Ky. 2014).

Because this Formal Advisory Opinion does not address the specific facts of a particular case, a judge does not receive the benefit of the «rule of reliance» by reviewing the Committee's general advice.