No, that is the opinion by the judge
Yes. My POINT. If, then, this is an OPINION of an individual, why is it so necessary to blast throughout the story this was from a Justice, Judge, etc. You know the old adage, “Opinions are like.....everybody has one.”
If the opinion must necessarily be weighted more so, then this really isn’t opinion of a personal nature, is it? The color of opinion in those who administer judgment IS LAW.