Maxim 8.8.25
Judgments frequently become matured by deliberation, never by hurried process.
Judicia in deliberationibus crebro maturescunt, in accelerato processu nunquam.
Source: Bouvier's Law Dictionary; 3 Co. Inst. 210; Weisman, 64ee
Difficulty 2/5 — Approachable
Explanation
Sound judgment requires careful deliberation — haste in judicial proceedings produces error, not justice.
Where this applies
- A judge takes three months to carefully review all briefs, evidence, and precedent before issuing a ruling in a complex property dispute — the deliberate pace produces a well-reasoned opinion that withstands appeal.
- A magistrate rushes through a docket of fifty cases in a single morning, issuing snap rulings without reading the filings — several of those judgments are reversed on appeal because haste produced errors that deliberation would have prevented.
- A jury is pressured by the court to reach a verdict before the end of the day, and they convict on insufficient evidence — the appellate court overturns the conviction, noting that sound judgment requires time for careful deliberation, not a hurried process.
Legal domains
Cite this maxim
NeCede Max. 8.8.25 — Judgments frequently become matured by deliberation, never by hurried process. — Bouvier's Law Dictionary; 3 Co. Inst. 210; Weisman, 64ee (Judicia in deliberationibus crebro maturescunt, in accelerato processu nunquam.)
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