36 Cal. 3d 116 - Chefsky v. State Bar’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

154 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 154 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`Our principal concern is always the protection of the public, the preservation of confidence in the legal profession, and the maintenance of the highest possible professional standard for attorneys.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 50 Cal. 3d 1047 - Connor v. State Bar · 41 Cal. 3d 700 - Franklin v. State Bar

2. “... we are reluctant to reverse the decision of the local administrative committee, which was in a better position to evaluate conflicting statements after observing the demeanor of the witnesses and the character of their testimony....”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 44 Cal. 3d 179 - Kapelus v. State Bar · 44 Cal. 3d 1077 - Segal v. State Bar

3. “`Although the State Bar's recommendation as to discipline is entitled to great weight ... we exercise our independent judgment in determining the appropriate punishment for professional misconduct....'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 41 Cal. 3d 700 - Franklin v. State Bar · 40 Cal. 3d 586 - Chasteen v. State Bar