State Ex Rel. Simpson v. Armijo’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““If the enactment of this law is the declaration of a policy that our courts must be freed from suspicion of unfairness and is grounded upon the truism ‘that every citizen is entitled to a fair and impartial trial, and this right is sacred and constitutional, State ex rel. Hannah v. Armijo, supra,’ such right is as sacred to a litigant in a special proceeding or one cited for contempt as it is to a litigant in a tort or contract action.” [Emphasis added]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Frazier ex rel. Holland v. Stanley · State Ex Rel. Gesswein v. Galvan

2. “The apparent purpose of section 1 is to provide a method of procedure to be followed in disqualifying a trial judge before whom “any action or proceeding, civil or criminal” is “to be tried or heard” when it is the belief of a litigant that such judge cannot preside with impartiality. (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State Ex Rel. Gesswein v. Galvan

3. “Such affidavit shall be filed not less than ten (10) days before the beginning of the term of court, if said case is at issue. Section 21-5-9, N.M.S.A.1953. [Emphasis added.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Martinez v. Carmona