Like judges, they cannot be told what decisions to make in a particular case.
"You learn not to get too emotionally involved in a particular case.
"If a conservative administration doesn't take a strong position in a particular case, that's a signal".
"I have never received any pressure to do anything in a particular case," she said.
Knowing which is responsible in a particular case can affect the treatment chosen.
Whatever the relative rewards and dangers of either opening or closing in a particular case, that's worth keeping in mind.
First, judicial edicts regarding whether video is appropriate in a particular case may encroach on editorial judgment.
It is the first time the AFP has confirmed seeking access to a journalist's metadata in a particular case.
Johnson also insisted that he was not criticising science or scientists but acting in a particular case.
"If we see something in a particular case, we would try to learn a lesson from that".
"The end result," the chief justice wrote, "will do far more to erode public confidence in judicial impartiality than an isolated failure to recuse in a particular case".
