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I know the answer you are looking for. But I ask you why would that ONE be COMMANDING us to do that?
First you need to investigate the type of judging referred to.
"Righteous judgment" is defined as treating poor people the same as rich people when you are a judge in the legal system. "Righteous judgment" is not judging a person by their clothing, by outward appearances, but as a human being, one of God's children.
You should not judge people by the crimes that you see them commit, but should use ""Righteous judgment" and try to see what their intentions are in their heart.
"Righteous judgment" is judging people who steal food for their family, different than people who steal jewelry for profit.
And our court system (in the US) does attempt to do this. In many non-Christian countries, there is no difference what your intentions are. If a woman is seen outside without her head covered, she is guilty. If a person steals food for any reason, they go to jail.
"Righteous judgment" attempts to see into the heart before sentencing.
Deuteronomy 16
18 You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in everytown the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment. 19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept any bribes, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous
Leviticus 19:15
"You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
Deuteronomy 1:16
At that time I charged your judges: "Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.
Isaiah 11:3
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
Zechariah 7:9
"This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
2 Corinthians 10:7
You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
James 2:4
have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
Isaiah 11:4
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide in favor of the earth's oppressed. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
Isaiah 11:5
Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Ezekiel 18:8
He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he keeps his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
"Righteous judgment" is the polar opposite of what happens in chat forums where people are judged by what a poster says in a forum. What people see here in forums is just outward clothing. A person motivations for posting are completely invisible.
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