Sentence examples for judge applied from inspiring English sources

"The judge applied a sort of rubber-stamp approach," Ms. Sommer said.

John Hardin Young, special counsel to the Democratic National Committee for redistricting, said the decision had "broad application because the judge applied traditional redistricting criteria".

There are many questions about whether the judge applied the law correctly, and suggestions that the State Prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, is already preparing his appeal.

Ford, which earned a $6.6 billion profit in 2010, warned investors in its annual report earlier this year that it could face "substantial" damages if it lost the lawsuit and if the judge applied the formula from the February ruling.

"A judge applies the law and tries to get it right," he said.

Of course it would be wrong for just any judge applying just any law to reach beyond his borders and pluck foreigners for trial.

Justice Stevens preserved in that case, as he always proudly sought to do, the conservative role of a judge: applying the law impartially to the facts.

Still, many judges say that the law is a set of neutral principles that can be applied mechanically and ought not to vary depending on the judge applying them.

Rigorous evaluations of Hawaii's innovative Hope project have shown that felony probationers' methamphetamine use decreases by over 90% when a judge applies a regime of swift but mild sanctions for use, coupled with regular drug testing.

It is that issue -- how should a lower court judge apply a Supreme Court precedent in the face of changed circumstances?

The agency's role has been likened to an open court in which a judge applies the law and decides a case after hearing the facts or evidence from both sides.