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Originally Posted by martyh
No it couldn't .A particular judge will voice his opinion on why a decision should go one way or the other ,he or she will then justify that reasoning with legal argument that other judges may or may not agree with ,Eventually a consensus will be reached where a majority of the judges will have their arguments accepted .No where in the process is 'how a judge feels' or 'what side' a judge is on is accepted as sound legal argument
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It will be reflected in which way they decide to rule on issues. They might not play Devil's Advocate if something is opposite to what they believe in. They can make a ruling based upon spurious reasons that can easily be discounted and overturned, if it wasn't the Supreme Court where no appeals are allowed.