Judgment call

/dʒˈʌdʒmənt kˈɔːl/

Judgment call

‌a decision that is solely based on one's own judgment or instinct rather than any clear principle or rule

Examples

1. It was a judgment call.

2. At the end of the day, there are judgment calls.

3. To make the right judgment call for that.

4. But other information required a judgment call, like the ideological direction of the lower court.