571 So. 2d 239 - Herring v. Herring’s Empirical Analysis

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4 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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “When a judicial officer is unwilling or unable to hear a case or unable or unwilling to hold court for a period of time not to exceed two (2) weeks, the trial judge or judges of the affected district or county and other trial judges may agree among themselves regarding the appointment of a person for such case or such limited period of time.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 726 So. 2d 163 - Barton v. Barton

2. “(h)aving assumed his duties as special chancellor under this order and issued a fiat and writ, and subsequently entered an order rescheduling the hearing for a later date, he was a de facto judge whose orders were not subject to collateral challenge.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 626 So. 2d 121 - Nelson v. State

3. “In the absence of some valid order setting aside ... [the original recusal order], the only person authorized to hear this case was [the Special Chancellor].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 764 So. 2d 411 - Farris v. State