‘Judge not, that ye be not judged’: Judging Judicial Decision-Making

2. Every Judge, almost by definition, “believes his own”, at least when he gives his judgment. That does not mean that Judges do not have doubts while reaching their decisions. Inevitably, the level of doubt will vary with individual temperament. That is well illustrated by an email I received from a colleague (whom I shall not identify) after we had exchanged draft judgments, which came to the same conclusion, on an appeal. My colleague wrote “[My judgment is] an intensive review while yours is an anxious one. (I don’t really do anxiety it is one of my many failings)”.