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PREVIOUS STUDIES OF THE CONCEPT OF JUDICIAL ROLE HAVE SUGGESTED A VARIETY OF ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION OF THE NUMBER OF DIMENSIONS UNDERLYING THIS CONCEPT. THIS STUDY SUGGESTS THAT AT LEAST TWO DIMENSIONS ARE INVOLVED: THE JUDGES' ORIENTATIONS TOWARD PRECEDENT, AND TOWARD THE PUBLIC THEY SERVE. THESE WERE COMBINED TO YIELD FOUR IDEAL ROLE TYPES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS STUDIES.