To pass judgment

To pass judgment is a way of saying you make a moral judgment about something. Today, you heard that it’s easy to pass judgment on famous people for their failings, which are in the spotlight, when our own shortcomings are not in the public eye. In this case, “pass judgment on famous people” is to say those people are wrong for what they did. You might also say, “I don’t want to pass judgment on anyone’s lifestyle.” That means you don’t want to say if someone’s lifestyle is right or wrong.