State v. Russo’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
52 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 53 later decisions — most recently November 2022 · most notably In re the Appeal of Gates (2002), Matter of Reinstatement of Kamins (1988)
52 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1952 · 18 U.S.C. § 371
Relies on In Re Disbarment of Isserman · United States v. California · Butz v. Hein · In Re Isserman · In the Matter of Hiss
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 53 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““It is the duty of the Supreme Court to preserve the high ethical and moral standards required before a person is entitled to enjoy the privilege to practice law. When one first petitions for admission to the bar, he must meet the qualifications required of a member of the profession. When a former attorney seeks reinstatement, he must meet an even greater burden than when he was originally admitted and must overcome the prior adverse conclusions of the court as to his fitness to practice law. Matter of Keenan, 313 Mass. 186, 221 , 47 N.E.2d 12 (1943); State, ex rel. Sorensen v. Goldman, 182 Neb. 126 , 153 N.W.2d 451 (1967).” 230 Kan. at 9.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““Factors to be considered in determining whether a former attorney should be readmitted to the practice of law include: (1) the present moral fitness of the petitioner; (2) the demonstrated consciousness of the wrongful conduct and disrepute which the conduct has brought the profession; (3) the extent of petitioner’s rehabilitation; (4) the seriousness of the original misconduct; (5) conduct subsequent to discipline; (6) the time elapsed since the original discipline; (7) the petitioner’s character, maturity and experience at the time of the original discipline; and (8) the petitioner’s present competence in legal skills.” Syl. ¶ 4.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In re Dunn
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.