You don’t need a judgeship to have an opinion on how to spell certain words. Judgement or judgment—which spelling is the correct one? All judges should base their decisions on sound evidence. Let’s examine some facts! Both judgment and judgement appear in print. Let’s start with some old and new examples of judgement. In 1797, author Samuel Johnson used judgement to define other terms in his English dictionary. For example, prejudice is “judgement formed beforehand without examination.” In recent history, after pictures emerged of an athlete inhaling laughing gas, a BBC article published his admission: “Now I know the health risks, it was poor judgement on my part.” On the Gamingbolt website, you will find an announcement about a new game. “Gears of War: Judgement will be released today on the Xbox 360,” the website announces.