In Re Roundtree’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
98 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 101 later decisions — most recently June 2019 · most notably In Re Reback (1986), In Re Hutchinson (1987)
98 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 Florida Power & Light Co. v. Lorion · Matter of Smith · 77 Ill. 2d 154 - In Re Wigoda · Matter of Dwyer · In Re Roundtree
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 101 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) the nature and circumstances of the misconduct for which the attorney was disciplined; (2) whether the attorney recognizes the seriousness of the misconduct; (3) the attorney’s conduct since discipline was imposed, including the steps taken to remedy past wrongs and prevent future ones; (4) the attorney’s present character; and (5) the attorney’s present qualifications and competence to practice law.”
37 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. In re Brown · In Re Berger“(1) That [he] has the moral qualifications, competency, and learning in law required for readmission; and (2) That the resumption of the practice of law by [petitioner] will not be detrimental to the integrity and standing of the Bar, or to the administration of justice, or subversive to the public interest.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. In Re Tinsley · In Re Borders“that his ... resumption of the practice of law will not be detrimental to the integrity and standing of the Bar, or to the administration of justice, or subversive to the public interest.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.