State v. Caulk’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““All public officers shall hold their respective offices until their successors shall be duly qualified, except in cases herein otherwise provided.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Levy Court · State v. Stover

2. ““He [the Governor] shall have power, unless herein otherwise provided, to appoint, by and with the consent of a majority of all the members elected to the Senate, such officers as he is or may be authorized by this Constitution or by law to appoint. He shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, in offices to which he may appoint, except in the offices of Chancellor, Chief Justice and Associate Judges, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the end of the next session of the Senate.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Gebelein v. Killen

3. “' “In case of the death, resignation, ineligibility or removal from the Levy ■Court District of any Commissioner, at any time, it shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint some suitable person, having the qualifications herein-before required in that behalf to fill the vacancy so created, pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution in that behalf.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Levy Court