[MrB]

isn't that their job

Well, that depends on their ideology.

A conservative/constitutionalist judge sees his job as applying the law/Constitution to the case.

A liberal justice sees his job as "forming society". He will have an outcome in mind to start with, then "back justify" the decision.

[rollo tomasi]

"But the operation of the appellate power in the supreme judicial of the United States, would work infinitely more mischief than any such power can do in a single state."

"This court is to have power to determine in law and in equity, on the law and the fact, and this court is exalted above all other power in the government, subject to no control; and so fixed as not to be removable, but upon impeachment, which is much the same thing as not to be removable at all" (Who knew, those dead white guys were sometimes highly sarcastic).

"Agreeable to these principles I suppose the supreme judicial ought to be liable to be called to account, for any misconduct, by some body of men, who depend upon the people for their places and so also should all other great officers in the State, who are not made amenable to some superior officers...."

BRUTUS (Allegedly Judge Robert Yates)