legislating from the bench
- judicial activismBroad court interpretation philosophy
- overreachExceed one's capacity
- benchShared seating surface
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
ruling · precedent · constitutional · interpretation · activist judges · unelected · robes · opinion · dissent · overturn · statute · democracy · separation of powers · appellate · Supreme Court · policy · lawmaking · usurpation
judicial philosophy
legislating from the benchjudicial restraint
Courts avoiding activist rulings
textualism · originalism · narrow interpretation · strict interpretation · formalism