No confusion here. Even at the SCOTUS level, justices prepare their decisions citing court decisions that support their eventual determination. The judges are not limited to decisions brought to light by plaintiff or defense attorneys during the trial phase. The judge cannot introduce evidence, but usually does cite precedence as support for his/her eventual verdict. This is why judges have law clerks on their staff. Ted Cruz even served as one under Justice Antonin Scalia who recently passed away.
Nothing real complex or far out involved in this observation. It is indisputable fact.
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