In Re Berkhimer’s Empirical Analysis

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5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Unlike a criminal case in which the range of penalties is determined by the number of charges and the statutory sentence mandated for each offense upon which there is a finding of guilt, the scope of sanctions available to this Court is not so circumscribed. A finding by this Court that a judicial officer has violated the Constitution of Pennsylvania or the Code of Judicial Conduct subjects that judge to the full range of appropriate discipline. Furthermore, in exercising our discretion in imposing disciplinary sanction, we are guided not by the number of ways the Respondent’s conduct has offended the Constitution or Code, but by the nature of the conduct itself and any mitigating or aggravating circumstances.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Berry · In Re Zupsic

2. “(a)brings the judicial office into disrepute, (b) prejudices the proper administration of justice, and (c) constitutes a violation of Rule 8A. of the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of Magisterial District Judges.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Zupsic

3. “A justice, judge or justice of the peace may be suspended, removed from office or otherwise disciplined for ... violation of section 17 of this article ....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Pazuhanich