In Re McCarthy’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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

1. “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.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Murphy · In re Nocella

2. ““Disrepute” necessarily incorporates some standard with regard to the reasonable expectations of the public of a judicial officer’s conduct.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Harrington · In Re Merlo

3. “A justice, judge or justice of the peace may be ... disciplined for ... conduct which ... brings the judicial office into disrepute, whether or not the conduct occurred while acting in a judicial capacity or is prohibited by law; or conduct in violation of a canon or rule prescribed by the Supreme Court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Nocella