In Re Joyce’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

20 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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Justices and judges shall not engage in any activity prohibited by law and shall not violate any canon of legal or judicial ethics prescribed by the Supreme Court. Justices of the peace shall be governed by rules or canons which shall be prescribed by the Supreme Court.”

   10 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Harrington · In Re Strock

2. ““The determination of whether particular conduct has brought the judicial office into disrepute, of necessity, is a determination which must be made on a case-by-case basis as the particular conduct in each case is scrutinized and weighed.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Strock · 2 Pa. D. & C.5th 129 - In Re Hamilton

3. “A district justice shall respect and comply with the law and shall conduct himself at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Harrington · In Re Nakoski Ex Rel. Magisterial District 06-3-01