Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(c)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 195 citation events across 154 distinct cases.

195citations total

154distinct interpreting cases

36distinct courts

40citations in last 5y

1984–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Harvey S. MOWERY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee (1985) ca6 249 own cites 3× in case

#2 Dixon v. Shalala (1995) ca2 178 own cites 2× in case

#3 Douglas GARNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee (1984) ca6 1,270 own cites 1× in case

#4 Johnson v. Bowen (1987) ca2 785 own cites 1× in case

#5 Roscoe Simms v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (1989) cadc 104 own cites 1× in case

#6 27 soc.sec.rep.ser. 18, unempl.ins.rep. Cch 14888a Claire McDonald v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1989) ca1 102 own cites 1× in case

#7 City Of New York v. Heckler (1984) ca2 53 own cites 1× in case

#8 Johnson v. Sullivan (1991) ca7 40 own cites 1× in case

#9 Wilson v. Secretary Of Health And Human Services (1986) ca3 3 own cites 7× in case

#10 Dixon v. Heckler (1986) ca2 7 own cites 3× in case

#11 Keith v. Heckler (1984) ca2 5 own cites 3× in case

#12 Waters v. Bowen (1989) mad 13 own cites 1× in case

#13 Irizarry v. Comm Social Security (2007) ca3 13 own cites 1× in case

#14 Cook v. Bowen (1986) ca8 11 own cites 1× in case

#15 Hudson v. Bowen (1989) ca8 11 own cites 1× in case

#16 Elizabeth McDonald v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1986) ca6 4 own cites 2× in case

#17 Burnside v. Bowen (1988) ca5 8 own cites 1× in case

#18 Brown v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1990) mad 8 own cites 1× in case

#19 Stambaugh v. Sullivan (1991) ca7 8 own cites 1× in case

#20 Key v. Heckler (1985) ca9 2 own cites 3× 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.