In Re Graham’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
17 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 19 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 2018
17 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 357 So. 2d 172 - In Re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, Etc. · Berger v. United States · In Re Kelly · 341 So. 2d 513 - In Re LaMotte · 379 So. 2d 107 - In Re Crowell
Most-quoted passages
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“against indiscriminately voicing their objection to the law lest they be misunderstood by the public as being unwilling to enforce the law as written, thereby undermining public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“[a] judgeship is a position of trust, not a fiefdom. Litigants and attorneys should not be made to feel that the disparity of power between themselves and the judge jeopardizes their right to justice.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“As a county judge, Graham made what he perceived to be a valiant effort at ridding Citrus County of the political favoritism and government corruption that caused the demise of his predecessor. His zealous pursuit of a pure society apparently clouded his ability to impartially adjudicate the matters before him. His motives are acceptable, but his methods are not... . We recognize that Graham is not dishonest, venal, or guilty of moral turpitude.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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