judge-made

[juhj-meyd]

adjective

1. established by a court, as by an application or interpretation of a law that is allegedly contrary to the intentions of the enacting body or by a decision that does not rest on legislation.

judge-made

adjective

1. based on a judge's interpretation or decision (esp in the phrase judge-made law )

Example Sentences

The case highlights the crazy, mixed-up world of qualified immunity, a judge-made doctrine that shields public employees from accountability when they violate civil rights.

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Ohio Department of Youth Services, in which the Supreme Court correctly struck down a judge-made rule that imposed a higher burden of proof on discrimination plaintiffs from so-called majority groups, is one of those cases.

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Courts have held that all government officials may seek qualified immunity, a judge-made doctrine that shields its recipients from civil consequences.

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In a passage that must have made the liberal justices proud, Barrett continued: “Relying exclusively on history and tradition may seem like a way of avoiding judge-made tests. But a rule rendering tradition dispositive is itself a judge-made test. And I do not see a good reason to resolve this case using that approach rather than by adopting a generally applicable principle.”

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Thus, unlike most of tort law, wrongful death cases depend on statutory interpretation rather than on judge-made, common law evolution.

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