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linkgoron | 2 years ago

The system already acknowledges that two judges are not guaranteed to reach the same conclusion. First of all, because there's a system of appeals. However, an even stronger example is that you need a majority of judges in certain cases - e.g. in the US Supreme Court and other courts.

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kemayo|2 years ago

Yeah, and that's needed even in cases where there's supposed to be an objective standard! In cases where it's explicitly subjective going in, "we might flip on appeal" can be pretty terrifying.