Henry v. Speer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

27 federal appellate · 6 district · 3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 47 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Upon the making and filing by a party of an affidavit under the provisions of section 21, of necessity there is imposed upon the judge the duty of examining the affidavit to determine whether or not it is the affidavit specified, and required by the statute and to determine its legal sufficiency. If he finds it to be legally sufficient then he has no other or further duty .to perform than that prescribed in section 20 of the Judicial Code. He is relieved from the delicate and trying duty of deciding upon the question of . his own disqualification.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Berger v. United States · Alfredo G. Parrish, Etc. v. Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar, Etc., Alabama Black Lawyers Association v. Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar, Etc.

2. “shall proceed no further therein, but another judge shall be designated in the manner prescribed in the section last preceding, or chosen in the manner prescribed in section twenty-three, to hear such matter.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Berger v. United States

3. “affidavit shall state the facts and the reasons for the belief”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Berger v. United States