Statute treatment: 10 U.S.C. § 1212

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 62 citation events across 27 distinct cases.

62citations total

27distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1967–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Towne v. United States (2012) uscfc 6 own cites 8× in case

#2 Bargsley v. United States (2015) uscfc 4 own cites 11× in case

#3 Billy Ray Kidwell v. Department of the Army, Board for Correction of Military Records (1995) cadc 119 own cites 1× in case

#4 Lowe v. United States (2007) uscfc 27 own cites 2× in case

#5 Kimmel v. United States (1971) cc 6 own cites 5× in case

#6 Nickerson v. United States (1996) uscfc 74 own cites 1× in case

#7 In Re Marriage of Jones (1975) cal 65 own cites 1× in case

#8 Robert E. Pearl v. United States (2013) uscfc 11 own cites 2× in case

#9 Newman v. Veterans Administration (In Re John) (1983) nywb 10 own cites 2× in case

#10 In Re the Marriage of Kittleson (1978) washctapp 18 own cites 1× in case

#11 United States, Department of Veterans Affairs v. Keisler (In Re Keisler) (1994) flmb 6 own cites 2× in case

#12 McCord v. United States (2019) cafc 9 own cites 1× in case

#13 Davis v. United States (1967) cc 8 own cites 1× in case

#14 Adams v. United States (2014) uscfc 7 own cites 1× in case

#15 Todd Shipyards Corporation v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation Programs (1988) ca9 6 own cites 1× in case

#16 Jason Sissel v. Christine Wormuth (2023) cadc 5 own cites 1× in case

#17 Clukey v. Piscataquis County Sheriff's Department (1997) me 5 own cites 1× in case

#18 Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (1988) ca9 7 own cites 1× in case

#19 In Re the Marriage of Wherrell (2002) kanctapp 2 own cites 4× in case

#20 Rieth v. United States (1972) cc 2 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.