A judge who makes rulings not necessarily according to the written law but according to personal belief is a:
A. Statutory judge
B. Judicial activist
C. Constitutional judge
D. Judicial despot
E. Ethical judge
Ans: B. Judicial activist
Judicial activism refers to the practice of a judge who does not always make rulings according to written law. For example, a judge who lets a minor drug user go free because the drug user has 2 children (and the judge deems that putting the user in jail is more harmful than not), is displaying judicial activism
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