Bonus judex secundum aequum et bonum judicat, et aequitatem stricto juri praefert

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

A good judge decides according to that which is just and good, and prefers equity to strict law.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary