In re Branch’s Empirical Analysis
1917
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
May 1958
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Most-quoted passages
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“for investigation, in the first instance, complaints against members of the bar to see whether such complaints furnish sufficient ground for the submission of formal charges. Its work has been of the most important character and has been of great assistance to the court. When so proceeding, as the learned official referee has well said, its acts are quasi judicial; for on its conclusions formal charges are presented to the court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Doe v. Rosenberry“has long been the practice of this court to refer to said committee”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Doe v. Rosenberry
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