Judicial opinion

A judicial opinion is a grown-up idea that helps us understand how judges make decisions in court. It's like when you make a decision about something, you have to explain why you made that choice. A judge does the same thing, but they do it in writing.

When there is a case in court, the judge listens to both sides and then decides who is right. After that, the judge writes a judicial opinion that explains why they made that decision. They use big words like "precedent" and "evidence," but they also use examples and stories to help us understand why they made that choice.

A judicial opinion is important because it helps other judges decide on similar cases in the future. It's like when you learn how to do something and then you teach your friends how to do it too. Judges read each other's opinions to learn how to make better decisions in the future.

So, just like you explain your decision when you make one, judges explain their decisions in writing. And we can all learn from those explanations to make better decisions too!