What is a Legal Opinion

For more information, visit: www.lawdepot.com/?pid=pg-BFYMIBUINL-generaltextlin… A legal opinion is a document written by a judge which accompanies a legal decision. The opinion explains how the judge arrived at a ruling, and may offer additional thoughts and commentary. In the event that the opinion is published, it becomes part of case law in nations with a common law system, which means that it can be utilized in future legal cases. For this reason, judges craft legal opinions very carefully.