In Re Elliston’s Empirical Analysis

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18 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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “conduct is not universally contrary to the Code of Judicial Conduct.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Coffey’s Case · In Re Rose

2. “His pique at his colleagues and at the attorneys has unduly burdened the judicial system and jeopardized the ability of some attorneys to represent their clients to the fullest extent of their abilities. Far from inspiring litigants' confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judicial system, his actions have undoubtedly led them to doubt that the system adheres to those ideals. The Code of Judicial Conduct exists to protect the public and maintain public confidence in the judicial system. When a judge undertakes a willful pattern of discourtesy, abuse and vendetta against both his colleagues on the bench and those who appear before him as officers of the court or persons whose legal needs require impartial resolution, he erodes the very foundation of the system.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Whitehead v. Nevada Com'n on Judicial Discipline

3. “good conduct, to which others testified, does not disprove”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Coffey’s Case