3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 13 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from McWHORTER v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McWHORTER v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM Anchor | green | “must derive from something other than that which the judge learned by participating in the case.” | 7 |
| 2 | McWHORTER v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM | green | “the judge's bias must be personal and extrajudicial; it must derive from something other than that which the judge learned by participating in the case.” | 3 |
| 3 | In re: Walter Leroy Moody, Jr. | green | “here is as much obligation for a judge not to recuse when there is no occasion for him to do so as there is for him to do so when there is.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.