Dulles v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
273 F.2d 362 · 1959
Citation profile
17 federal appellate · 4 district · 9 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 57 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently February 1989 · most notably Lathrop v. Donohue (1961), Estate of David Smith, Deceased v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1975)
17 federal appellate · 4 district · 9 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
Relies on Better Business Bureau of Washington, D. C., Inc. v. United States · Harrison v. Northern Trust Co. · R.I. Bar Asso. v. Auto. Service Asso. · People v. . Alfani · Hexter Title & Abstract Co. v. Grievance Committee
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 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“* * * for the purposes of cultivating the science of jurisprudence, promoting reforms in the law, facilitating the administration of justice, elevating the standards of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession, and cherishing the spirit of brotherhood among the members thereof.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““Finally, we must consider those activities which concern or affect legislation, a subject highlighted by the district court and upon which it would appear to have placed considerable emphasis. Through their various committees the Associations study and report on proposed and existing legislation. Often they send copies of their reports and resolutions to the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal and state governments. The major portion of this work is of a technical nature involving the adequacy •of proposed and existing legislation in terms of its form, clarity of expression and its effect on and relation to other law. The Associations’ work has been expressed in expert reports on matters uniquely within the fields of experts and has avoided questions which are outside those fields, i. e., questions which turn largely on economic or political decisions. “These activities serve no selfish purpose of the legal profession — ■ rather they constitute an expert’s effort to improve the law in technical and non-controversial areas. In our opinion these activities are scientific, educational and charitable.” 273 F.2d 362 , at 367.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“There is no dispute but that * * * [petitioner has] probed into the qualifications of candidates for judicial office. * * * Recommendations concerning judicial candidates have been non-partisan and reflect primarily an evaluation of the professional experience and technical ability of the candidates. Here the committees perform a most valuable function, for lawyers are peculiarly well equipped to seek out and remedy flaws in the judicial machinery and to assess the performances and capabilities of judges. In today’s immensely complex society they alone, perhaps, are alert to watch for and attempt correction of manifest defects prior to the time when malfunctions become apparent to everyone. These activities clearly constitute a public service, and we fail to discern that they indicate that * * * [petitioner] seek[s] to achieve a selfish professional benefit thereby. [ 273 F. 2d at 366-367 .]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.