Judicial Decision Process
1996-08-25T11:05:49-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTZhXC8xOTk2MDgyNTExMTMxMzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Justice Thomas spoke to college students about how judges make decisions. He emphasized that they apply the laws as they perceive them to the facts which are presented to them by litigants. He also stressed that the personal views of judges on what should be legal or illegal are not relevant to their decision-making nor should people perceive them to be so. He also took questions from the audience of students.
Justice Thomas spoke to college students about how judges make decisions. He emphasized that they apply the laws as they perceive them to… read more
Justice Thomas spoke to college students about how judges make decisions. He emphasized that they apply the laws as they perceive them to the facts which are presented to them by litigants. He also stressed that the personal views of judges on what should be legal or illegal are not relevant to their decision-making nor should people perceive them to be so. He also took questions from the audience of students. close
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