וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־הַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים רְאוּ֙ מָֽה־אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים כִּ֣י לֹ֧א לְאָדָ֛ם תִּשְׁפְּט֖וּ כִּ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה וְעִמָּכֶ֖ם בִּדְבַ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
und sagte zu den Richtern: 'Überlegen Sie, was Sie tun. denn ihr richtet nicht nach dem Menschen, sondern nach dem HERRN; und er ist mit dir, um zu urteilen.
Mishpetei Uziel
Viewed in this light, the Israelite judge, when fulfilling the duties of his office, himself faces judgment for his rulings before the God of judgment, as is said, You are not to [specially-]recognize a face in judgment, as the small, so the great, you are to hear-them-out you are not to be in fear of any-man, for judgment—it is God’s (Devarim 1:17)! It is also similarly said, ‘Consider what you are doing, for you judge not on behalf of man, but on behalf of God, and He is with you when you pass judgment’ (Divrei Hayamim II 19:6). Furthermore, our sages cautioned judges on this matter: “any judge who takes disputed property or money from this litigant and gives it to that other litigant unlawfully, the Holy One, Blessed be He, takes his soul from him, as it is stated: Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate; for the Lord will plead their cause and despoil of life those who despoil them (Mishlei 22:22-23)” (Sanhedrin 7a).