Judicial role orientations are beliefs about proper judicial behavior.

Evidence

The process of socialization to the norms of a profession is, of course, not unique to judges. Teachers, doctors, insurance agents, and others all undergo a similar process of learning the norms of conduct for their professions. Beliefs about the sorts of behavior appropriate for judges are referred to as judicial role orientations. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2594

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘judicial role orientations,’ a core term for the chapter and the course’s interpretive-framework vocabulary.
• XREF: Links to the broader sociology of professions (socialization literature) the reader has encountered elsewhere.