Judges rely on personal values when competing legal principles are evenly balanced

Evidence

It is here when the judge makes a value judgment. At these times, the jural philosophy of the individual judge comes into play, consciously or otherwise, by means of a value judgment that places a greater weight on one competing principle than another. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 156

Categorization

• DEFINE: XREF names what this plausibly connects to; SEED sketches the article/essay angle.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 156
• XREF: connects to: Judicial decisions are governed by beliefs about facts and rules — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 160; Judging requires selecting relevant facts and evaluating relative values — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 165; Legal critique often masks a disagreement over underlying value judgments. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 451 (+19 more)

Broader Connections

• Judging requires selecting relevant facts and evaluating relative values #expands (0.80) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 165
• Judicial decisions are governed by beliefs about facts and rules #qualifies (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 160
• Legal critique often masks a disagreement over underlying value judgments. #corroborates (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 451
• Legal reasoning reduces to the judge drawing distinctions and the lawyer predicting them #complicates (0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1301
• Legal systems rest on customary social rules rather than moral foundations #complicates (0.65) — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 56
• Courts have the essential duty to interpret conflicting laws and constitutions #expands (0.60) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 481