Judges are allowed to editorialize, and often they do. And, judges aren't reversed for what they say in dicta. They're reversed for applying the law incorrectly. Neither Land nor Robinson - or any judge in these eligibility cases - have been reversed, at all.
That is the only relevant criteria for measuring the competency of these judges, or any judge - their rate of reversal.
Indeed ODH. Judge land is a master of the judicially texted, twittered and massaged legal universe. A truly magnificent piece of legal brilliance. In fact, he is far superior to Chief Justice’s Jay and Marshall. It’s no wonder, too, because Jay and Marshall were severely handicapped by not having the ability to rely on the “vigilant citizenry” who had twittered and massaged the serious issues of the day.