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New page: An activist judge is one who engages in judicial activism, forsaking the proper role of the judiciary in favor of advancing a particular (typically liberal) political agenda. == Con...
An activist judge is one who engages in [[judicial activism]], forsaking the proper role of the judiciary in favor of advancing a particular (typically liberal) political agenda.
== Conservative Activism ==
While some have decried the actions of conservative judges as "activism," these accusations are largely unwarranted. Typically, rulings by conservative judges simply correct liberal activism. In fact, by definition, a genuinely [[conservative]] judge will not engage in activism, as he will have a proper understanding of and respect for the role of the judiciary as envisioned by the [[Founding Fathers]]. By definition, then, any consistently activist judge is engaging in a [[liberal]] interpretation of this role.
== Sitting Activist Judges ==
While [[judicial activism]] is a pervasive problem, certain judges have gone beyond the pale in pushing a [[liberal agenda]] on the American public.
[[Stephen Breyer]]
[[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]
[[John E. Jones III]]
[[David Souter]]
[[John Paul Stevens]]
== Conservative Activism ==
While some have decried the actions of conservative judges as "activism," these accusations are largely unwarranted. Typically, rulings by conservative judges simply correct liberal activism. In fact, by definition, a genuinely [[conservative]] judge will not engage in activism, as he will have a proper understanding of and respect for the role of the judiciary as envisioned by the [[Founding Fathers]]. By definition, then, any consistently activist judge is engaging in a [[liberal]] interpretation of this role.
== Sitting Activist Judges ==
While [[judicial activism]] is a pervasive problem, certain judges have gone beyond the pale in pushing a [[liberal agenda]] on the American public.
[[Stephen Breyer]]
[[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]]
[[John E. Jones III]]
[[David Souter]]
[[John Paul Stevens]]