Judges bring consistent long-established political views to the bench

Evidence

The Development of Attitudes What factors shape the attitudes, the values and beliefs, of judges? Assuming, as the political perspective does, that judicial decision making closely resembles political decision making, as well as decision making more generally, it follows that the same factors that influence political behavior generally should also influence, either directly or indirectly, how judges decide cases. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2572

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Generational political events shape judges’ values like those of other citizens — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2575; Regional political culture shapes the attitudes judges bring to the bench — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2576; Judicial votes systematically divide along liberal and conservative lines — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2579 (+16 more)

Broader Connections

• Judges’ politics, gender, and family shape their rulings empirically #corroborates (0.85)
• Judges’ values and discretion mean who sits matters for outcomes #expands (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 499
• Judges rely on personal values when competing legal principles are evenly balanced #expands (0.80) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 156
• Party influence on judges works through shared values, not direct commands #expands (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 605
• Judges’ race, gender, and politics measurably shift their case outcomes #corroborates (0.80) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 750
• Legal realists hold judges’ attributes shape judicial outcomes #corroborates (0.75)
• Judges act as temporally extended representatives of their appointing party. #contradicts (0.72)
• Judges’ personal attributes and even trivial bodily states can shape decisions #expands (0.72)