TT #615 · Parashas Ki Seitzei · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 25:01
When there is a dispute between men and they come to judgment, and they judge them, and they declare the righteous one righteous and the wicked one wicked,
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei Devarim 286 / Sanhedrin.
TT lemma: וּשְׁפָטוּם.
Sefaria — Sifrei Devarim 286 / Sanhedrin
English: ‘And they judge them’ – might this mean ordinary people? Scripture says ‘to the judgment.’
Derash requiring qualified judges (Sifrei) — not every person may render the verdict that leads to lashes.
The parties must come to formal judgment before qualified judges; only such a court may declare guilt in the manner that leads to the lashes of the following verses.