Statute treatment: 5 U.S.C. § 8331

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 797 citation events across 423 distinct cases.

797citations total

423distinct interpreting cases

57distinct courts

51citations in last 5y

1968–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Crowley v. United States (2005) cafc 65 own cites 9× in case

#2 Buckley v. United States (2003) uscfc 6 own cites 32× in case

#3 Stewart v. Smith (1982) cadc 63 own cites 6× in case

#4 Constance Horner, Director, Office of Personnel Management v. Joseph D. Jeffrey (1987) cafc 35 own cites 8× in case

#5 Crowley v. United States (2002) uscfc 5 own cites 29× in case

#6 Louis D. Hall, Sr. v. Department of the Treasury (2001) cafc 20 own cites 10× in case

#7 Polos v. United States (1980) cc 33 own cites 7× in case

#8 United States v. Clark (1980) scotus 145 own cites 3× in case

#9 Cannon v. District of Columbia (2013) cadc 73 own cites 4× in case

#10 Patricia L. Killip v. Office of Personnel Management (1993) cafc 63 own cites 4× in case

#11 James T. Hannon v. Department of Justice (2000) cafc 27 own cites 6× in case

#12 Leola E. Campbell v. Office of Personnel Management United States of America (1982) ca3 18 own cites 7× in case

#13 Nadine Pellegrino v. TSA (2019) ca3 30 own cites 5× in case

#14 John J.M. Obremski v. Office of Personnel Management and Merit Systems Protection Board (1983) cadc 14 own cites 8× in case

#15 Sims v. Sims (1978) la 214 own cites 2× in case

#16 Hannon v. United States (2000) uscfc 10 own cites 10× in case

#17 In Re the Marriage of Kelm (1996) colo 19 own cites 6× in case

#18 Ellis v. United States (1979) cc 37 own cites 4× in case

#19 Olive S. McEachern v. Office of Personnel Management (1985) cafc 24 own cites 5× in case

#20 Haar v. Commissioner (1982) tax 57 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.