Regional social institutions shape the attitudes judges bring to the bench.

Evidence

Established social practices and patterns of opinion within a particular region may also influence judicial attitudes. The values and beliefs of those growing up in the South before the Civil War, for example, were inevitably affected by the institution of slavery, although reactions to that system varied among individuals. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2576

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to regional political culture literature (Elazar’s state political cultures) that the book draws on.