You also say that war critics whose children are in Iraq are not too emotional to form valid judgments about the war.

"Although some may argue the wisdom of the policy choice, the Legislature has made a valid legislative judgment."

In this way the hearings had a better chance of converging on valid judgments.

He denies that we can reach a valid universal aesthetic judgment of the form "All objects possessing such and such qualities are beautiful."

Then a Filipino court should issue a "legally valid" judgment.

"How can anyone taste so many wines and make valid judgments of them," is a frequent comment about Mr. Parker.

"Sounds like valid judgment to me," she said.

Preclusion requires that the issue decided was actually and necessarily decided as part of a valid final judgment.

State law distinguishes between the court's jurisdiction (power to hear a case) and its competency (ability to arrive at a valid judgment in a case).

However, unlike personal jurisdiction, there is no constitutional requirement for proper venue in order to have a valid judgment.