Sentence examples for instance of judicial from inspiring English sources

But perhaps the most audacious instance of judicial activism is the way the court has extended the doctrine of judicial review itself.

One of the most high-profile detainees – Alaa Abd El Fatah, a secular activist investigated by every regime since Hosni Mubarak – was released on bail on Sunday in a rare instance of judicial clemency.

Although repeated theft can be punishable by amputation of the right hand and aggravated theft by the cross-amputation of a hand and a foot, only one instance of judicial amputation was reported between 2007 and 2010.

Mr. Tembeckjian also mentioned several instances of judicial misconduct that were widely publicized.

"Sotomayor's rulings present fewer demonstrable instances of judicial activism, narrowly defined, than those of some other liberal judges," he said.

Data indicate that instances of judicial override are higher in election years, when judges may be especially inclined to appear tough on crime. .

It was less clear from the President's remarks, however, whether he meant to describe judicial activism as inherently illegitimate, or whether he meant to say that only some instances of judicial activism are improper.

In reality, however, critics of the judiciary primarily look for instances of judicial misconduct -- ethical lapses, alleged ethical lapses or questionable practices -- that are committed by higher court judges.

The section was included in the 1948 revision of the Judicial Code 'at the instance of the Judicial Conference (of the United States) to meet practical difficulties that had arisen in administering the habeas corpus jurisdiction of the federal courts.

Below these are courts of first instance, courts of judicial proceedings (which do not pass sentences), penal courts, and municipal courts.

After Brown v. Board of Education outlawed school segregation in 1954, 101 members of Congress signed a statement calling the ruling an instance of "naked judicial power" that would sow "chaos and confusion" and diminish American greatness.