"I think judicial decision-making by guess - I don't remember that being part of American jurisprudence," the Mayor added.

It refers to an ordered list of social values that influence judicial decision-making.

These junkets seem to be having an impact on judicial decision-making.

Good judicial decision-making requires a careful study of the case as well as the decisions of all the judges, legislatures and executives who have addressed similar situations.

He has worked out an overarching legal and constitutional philosophy that he says should govern all judicial decision-making.

"Much judicial decision-making is driven by psychological processes," Mr. Amsterdam said, and "literature enters powerfully into cultural psychology."

Those remarks and a host of others were about judicial decision-making, not political science or political philosophy.

His fields of interest are constitutional law, judicial decision-making, human rights and international humanitarian law.

The Times study explored the influence of money on judicial decision-making by asking two basic questions about the Ohio Supreme Court.

Judge Ripple has authored numerous books and articles on constitutional litigation, judicial decision-making and a wide variety of other legal topics.