The political perspective holds that judges’ attitudes determine their rulings.

Evidence

The political perspective views judicial decision making as a process in which extralegal factors, such as the judges’ attitudes and role orientations, are the primary influences on judicial decisions. According to this view, judges’ attitudes and orientations color how they view the law and the facts in a case and thereby determine the decisions they reach. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2647

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the second framework, the attitudinal/political model of judicial behavior.
• XREF: connects to: Judges make policy under constraints unique among government branches. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 91; Party influence on judges runs through shared values more than direct political pressure. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 433; Fear of retention defeat measurably shifts judges’ rulings toward public opinion — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 438 (+1 more)