judge-made
Bench-originated legal doctrine
Judge-made describes law created through court decisions rather than legislation.
When judges interpret statutes or resolve disputes, their rulings establish precedents that function as law: Much of contract law is judge-made.
The term sometimes carries a critical tone, implying judges overstepped by making policy rather than applying existing rules.
Jurisprudence from judicial decisions
- case lawJudge-made legal doctrine
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- court rulingJudicial decision on case
opinion · landmark · binding · authority · overrule · dissent · concur · appellate
Just and unbiased
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
conscience · maxims · balancing · flexible · ad hoc · case-by-case · situational · tailored
Process of building something
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- textualismInterpreting law literally
- originalismInterpreting by founding-era meaning
- canonsEstablished authoritative standards
contextual · legislative intent · ambiguity · pragmatism · penumbra
common law
Jurisprudence from judicial decisions
- case lawJudge-made legal doctrine
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
court ruling · opinion · landmark · binding · authority · overrule · dissent · concur · appellate · holding
equitable
Just and unbiased
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
fairness · conscience · maxims · balancing · flexible · ad hoc · case-by-case · situational · tailored · crafted
construction
Process of building something
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- textualismInterpreting law literally
- originalismInterpreting by founding-era meaning
canons · contextual · legislative intent · ambiguity · pragmatism · penumbra
judge-madestatutory
Established by enacted law
legislated · enacted · codified · legislative · parliamentary
judge, made, judges, judged, judging, judgement, judgment, judgmental, judgemental