A Matter of Judgment

Lay down the law, one letter at a time.
This puzzle presides over the theme of judgment, featuring legal terms, courtroom clues, and clever wordplay about making the final call.
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Across

  • 2A
    Supreme Court opinion, e.g.
  • 5A
    Sound quality for a judge
  • 7A
    Separates the good from the bad, say
  • 9A
    A matter for the court to decide
  • 11A
    One being sized up by the judges
  • 12A
    A critic's forte
  • 13A
    Clickable pictures on a screen
  • 14A
    ___ law (system based on precedent)
  • 15A
    One who passes sentence?

Down

  • 1D
    Changing one's verdict?
  • 2D
    Demon's target, in horror films
  • 3D
    What a civil judgment might award
  • 4D
    A judge's temperate quality
  • 6D
    Japan's 'way of the gods'
  • 8D
    Salvage one's reputation
  • 10D
    Where a judge stands on an issue