Concurring opinion

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In law, a concurring opinion is a written opinion by some of the judges of a court which agrees with the opinion of the majority of the court but might arrive there in a different manner.

A written opinion by an appellate judge or justice in which the author agrees with the decision of the court but normally states reasons different from those in the court opinion as the basis for his or her decision.

There are two kinds of concurring. A simple concurring opinion is when some justices join the opinion of the court but also has something else to add. Concurring in judgment means that they agree with the judgment but not the reasoning.