Chief Justice Roberts referred to judges as "merely calling balls and strikes."
From 1995, Graber, "Unnecessary and Unintelligible"
Ref 10 points to Elliott J, "The Debates in several states...1836) quoting John Jay.
Ref 10 continues, See also, Powell HJ, "The original understanding of original intent," 98 Harv Law Rev 885, 1985.