Wed 21 Dec 2005
Activist-judge Noun. - A judge who does not hand down rulings consistent with a layperson’s deeply held personal beliefs
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December 21st, 2005 at 7:43 pm
I do believe that would be a noun, not an adjective.
December 21st, 2005 at 7:55 pm
You are correct sir. Of course it descibes a type of judge but I guess you would never say - he/she is an activist-judge judge. Fixed.
December 26th, 2005 at 4:45 pm
A judge who does not hand down rulings consistent with judicial precedent but interjects his own deeply held personal beliefs
December 27th, 2005 at 7:07 pm
Dave, you miss the point that the word is being used to describe all judges who don’t agree with the conservative agenda. I think I respect a judge’s interpretation of the law rather than some political pundent.
January 1st, 2006 at 9:47 pm
I like “crotchfruit” as word of the year better.
Crotchfruit n. a child; children. Perhaps inspired by the expression “Fruit of ones loins,” this term began among proponents of child-free public spaces, but has since spread to parents who use it jocularly.