Promise or a Judge? Isn't Promise proposing a combination of both, rather than just the judge alone? e.g., Before: Judge makes decision; person is more or les

Promise or a Judge? Isn't Promise proposing a combination of both, rather than just the judge alone? e.g., Before: Judge makes decision; person is more or less on their own. After: Judge makes decision; person loosed but with a variety of tools/functions to help them.