Judges can only rule on cases that litigants bring before them

Evidence

Even as one recognizes the importance of who judges, one must still recognize that judges alone do not determine the political role that courts play. Judges can address the issues that are brought before them, and thus, they depend on lawyers and their clients for their agenda. It is to these equally important actors in the judicial process that the discussion now turns. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 593

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Common law judges may only decide the case before them — Burton, Steven J, An Introduction to Law and Legal…, 227; Judge-made law can only change through actual litigated cases. — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 89; Courts must decide only the case before them, not hypothetical future cases — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1008 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Common law judges may only decide the case before them #expands (0.92) — Burton, Steven J, An Introduction to Law and Legal…, 227
• Courts must decide only the case before them, not hypothetical future cases #expands (0.88) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1008
• Judge-made law can only change through actual litigated cases. #expands (0.85) — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 89
• Courts make law only as a byproduct of their adjudicative function #corroborates (0.78) — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 15