I think it has a negative connotation (“I don’t judge”) but I can tell you and I’ve said it on here before, I do judge. Of course I judge. That doesn’t mean that my judgement is always right, but I judge.
There was a homeless activist on here once who talked about how it was at night, deserted street and he was walking behind a woman. He asked her for the time and for some reason, it got to where he was yelling loudly at her. She walked faster, he got madder. Apparently she judged him. He seemed very upset, the way he described the interaction. I would have judged it the way she judged it. I would have been scared, if I were her, too. Not because he was homeless, but because of his appearance and his loud yelling at her, and the circumstances of her being alone on the dark street.
For my job, I judge and I have judged since 2001. Yes, I judge.