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JudicialFinder publishes a full page for every lower-court and state opinion cited at least 50 times across the CourtListener corpus: 54,411 decisions in all. It spans state supreme, state appellate, and federal circuit and district opinions, each attributed to the judge who wrote it and linked to the precedents it cites and its official text. For the U.S. Supreme Court, see the Supreme Court opinions index.

Authorship comes from CourtListener’s own author ids where present, and otherwise from a unique court + date + surname match against our roster (those pages are labeled). “Cited” counts inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. We link the official public-domain text; we don’t host opinions or publish summaries. How we source opinions.

Most-cited opinions

The 40 most-cited decisions in the collection, across every court level. Each opens its opinion page: the citation web and a link to the court’s official text.

CaseCourtCitationYearCited
State v. ThompkinsState supreme78 Ohio St. 3d 380199716,183
Blakemore v. BlakemoreState supreme5 Ohio St. 3d 217198314,330
People v. BleakleyState supreme69 N.Y.2d 490198713,541
People v. DanielsonState supreme880 N.E.2d 1200713,222
State v. JenksState supreme61 Ohio St. 3d 259199111,342
People v. SuitteState appellate90 A.D.2d 80198210,344
City of Keller v. WilsonState supreme168 S.W.3d 802200510,088
High v. StateState supreme573 S.W.2d 80719789,430
State v. MartinState appellate485 N.E.2d 71719839,356
Stafford v. StateState supreme813 S.W.2d 50319919,170
Zuckerman v. City of New YorkState supreme49 N.Y.2d 55719808,959
Walker v. PackerState supreme827 S.W.2d 83319928,808
Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalState supreme68 N.Y.2d 32019868,793
People v. WendeState supreme600 P.2d 107119798,674
People v. WatsonState supreme299 P.2d 24319567,961
Ex Parte YoungState supreme418 S.W.2d 82419677,943
Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.State supreme690 S.W.2d 54619857,748
Dresher v. BurtState supreme75 Ohio St. 3d 28019967,689
Murphy v. CarronState supreme536 S.W.2d 3019767,357
Montgomery v. StateState supreme810 S.W.2d 37219917,264
State v. DehassState supreme10 Ohio St. 2d 23019677,146
State v. BradleyState supreme42 Ohio St. 3d 13619897,124
Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.State supreme701 S.W.2d 23819856,606
Almanza v. StateState supreme686 S.W.2d 15719856,557
Bledsoe v. StateState supreme178 S.W.3d 82420056,557
Guzman v. StateState supreme955 S.W.2d 8519976,556
People v. RomeroState supreme2006 NY Slip Op 864020066,459
People v. CrimminsState supreme36 N.Y.2d 23019756,387
Hagos v. PeopleState supreme288 P.3d 11620126,030
People v. LopezState supreme844 N.E.2d 114520065,909
Clewis v. StateState supreme922 S.W.2d 12619965,788
State Ex Rel. Glover v. StateState supreme660 So. 2d 118919955,664
In re AhoState supreme39 N.Y.2d 24119765,625
Hooper v. StateState supreme214 S.W.3d 920075,494
People v. GonzalezState supreme47 N.Y.2d 60619795,490
Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. MirandaState supreme133 S.W.3d 21720045,473
City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityState supreme589 S.W.2d 67119795,187
Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardState supreme852 S.W.2d 44019935,047
People v. MateoState supreme811 N.E.2d 105320045,028
Malik v. StateState supreme953 S.W.2d 23419974,984

Federal opinions

4,016 federal circuit, district, and specialized opinions, by court level. The most-cited of each:

U.S. Courts of Appeals · 927 opinions

CaseCitationYearCited
Miguel Perez v. James Fenoglio792 F.3d 76820153,534
Moss v. U.S. Secret Service572 F.3d 96220093,161
Bray v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration554 F.3d 121920092,676
Gregory Turley v. Dave Rednour729 F.3d 64520131,957
Manzarek v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance519 F.3d 102520081,798
Philips v. Pitt County Memorial Hospital572 F.3d 17620091,709
Henry Ortiz v. Werner Enterprises, Incorporat834 F.3d 76020161,674
Tyrone Petties v. Imhotep Carter836 F.3d 72220161,624
D. S. v. East Porter County School Corp799 F.3d 79320151,600
Vasquez v. Astrue572 F.3d 58620091,540
Alfredo Miranda v. County of Lake900 F.3d 33520181,475
Tara Luevano v. Walmart Stores, Incorporated722 F.3d 101420131,399

U.S. District Courts · 3,045 opinions

CaseCitationYearCited
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. v. Does 1-40326 F. Supp. 2d 55620041,274
Rosado v. Sullivan805 F. Supp. 1471992960
Pepsico, Inc. v. California Security Cans238 F. Supp. 2d 11722002933
Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police v. Ashcroft185 F. Supp. 2d 92001854
Hanby v. Shell Oil Co.144 F. Supp. 2d 6732001828
Jarrell v. Tisch656 F. Supp. 2371987813
Zippo Manufacturing Co. v. Zippo Dot Com, Inc.952 F. Supp. 11191997780
Wilds v. United Parcel Service, Inc.262 F. Supp. 2d 1632003765
Fleischer v. Astrue774 F. Supp. 2d 8752011709
Richards v. Nielsen Freight Lines602 F. Supp. 12241985635
Defenders of Wildlife v. United States Border Patrol623 F. Supp. 2d 832009609
Nelson v. Smith618 F. Supp. 11861985579

Specialized federal courts · 44 opinions

CaseCitationYearCited
Ceramica Regiomontanam, S.A. v. United States636 F. Supp. 9611986273
Alhambra Foundry Co., Ltd. v. United States685 F. Supp. 12521988145
Timken Co. v. United States699 F. Supp. 3001988141
Curtis v. United States168 F. Supp. 2131958123
American Spring Wire Corp. v. United States590 F. Supp. 12731984121
Diversified Products Corp. v. United States572 F. Supp. 8831983116
Timken Co. v. United States630 F. Supp. 13271986112
Citrosuco Paulista, S.A. v. United States704 F. Supp. 1075198899
Xinjiamei Furniture (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd. v. United States968 F. Supp. 2d 1255201486
Timken Co. v. United States673 F. Supp. 495198785
Dorbest Ltd. v. United States462 F. Supp. 2d 1262200681
Hercules, Inc. v. United States673 F. Supp. 454198778

State opinions

State courts are the largest part of the collection: 50,395 opinions from the courts of last resort and the intermediate appellate benches, by level. The most-cited of each:

State supreme courts · 37,354 opinions

CaseCitationYearCited
State v. Thompkins78 Ohio St. 3d 380199716,183
Blakemore v. Blakemore5 Ohio St. 3d 217198314,330
People v. Bleakley69 N.Y.2d 490198713,541
People v. Danielson880 N.E.2d 1200713,222
State v. Jenks61 Ohio St. 3d 259199111,342
City of Keller v. Wilson168 S.W.3d 802200510,088
High v. State573 S.W.2d 80719789,430
Stafford v. State813 S.W.2d 50319919,170
Zuckerman v. City of New York49 N.Y.2d 55719808,959
Walker v. Packer827 S.W.2d 83319928,808
Alvarez v. Prospect Hospital68 N.Y.2d 32019868,793
People v. Wende600 P.2d 107119798,674

State appellate courts · 12,980 opinions

CaseCitationYearCited
People v. Suitte90 A.D.2d 80198210,344
State v. Martin485 N.E.2d 71719839,356
State v. Toohill650 P.2d 70719823,704
Chace v. Curran71 Mass. App. Ct. 25820082,731
State v. Lopez680 P.2d 86919842,660
State v. Hernandez822 P.2d 101119912,575
People v. Unger749 N.W.2d 27220082,191
State v. Otten515 N.E.2d 100919862,039
State v. Weiland556 So. 2d 17519901,867
Berra v. SPRINGER AND STEINBERG, PC251 P.3d 56720101,814
Nicastro v. Park113 A.D.2d 12919851,654
In re L.M.923 A.2d 50520071,618

State trial courts · 61 opinions

CaseCitationYearCited
Commonwealth v. Turner544 A.2d 92719884,184
In re E.M.533 Pa. 1151993539
Pocono International Raceway, Inc. v. Pocono Produce, Inc.468 A.2d 4681983439
Estate of McGovern v. Commonwealth, State Employees' Retirement Board517 A.2d 5231986423
Steuart v. McChesney444 A.2d 6591982419
Commonwealth v. Brown648 A.2d 11771994387
People v. Olguin31 Cal. App. 4th 13551994358
Commonwealth v. Ellis626 A.2d 11371993319
Clay v. Advanced Computer Applications, Inc.559 A.2d 9171989282
Commonwealth v. Ahlborn699 A.2d 7181997277
Bethenergy Mines, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board612 A.2d 4341992272
Commonwealth v. Smith615 A.2d 3211992264

Browse by court

Every opinion here was written by a judge on one of these courts. Each court hub lists its judges, and each judge’s page lists the opinions they authored. The full court directory gathers all 2,191 courts in one place.

U.S. Courts of Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
12 currently serving · 37 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
27 currently serving · 82 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
24 currently serving · 77 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
19 currently serving · 57 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
24 currently serving · 91 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
31 currently serving · 81 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
15 currently serving · 66 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
17 currently serving · 64 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
51 currently serving · 119 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
23 currently serving · 47 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
22 currently serving · 42 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
16 currently serving · 68 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
19 currently serving · 40 in history

Federal trial & specialized courts

U.S. District Courts
All 123 district courts, grouped by state
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
All 90 bankruptcy courts, by district
U.S. Court of International Trade
15 currently serving · 33 in history
U.S. Court of Claims
0 currently serving · 49 in history
U.S. Customs Court
0 currently serving · 36 in history
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
0 currently serving · 16 in history
U.S. Court of Customs Appeals
0 currently serving · 10 in history
United States Tax Court
37 currently serving · 124 in history
United States Court of Federal Claims
25 currently serving · 33 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
15 currently serving · 16 in history
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
5 currently serving · 7 in history

State courts, by state

Each state page gathers that state’s high court, appellate courts, and trial benches. The state courts overview shows the same benches by tier.

Alabama
3 courts · 140 judges on record
Alaska
2 courts · 37 judges on record
Arizona
3 courts · 127 judges on record
Arkansas
30 courts · 223 judges on record
California
68 courts · 4,191 judges on record
Colorado
2 courts · 129 judges on record
Connecticut
3 courts · 289 judges on record
Delaware
2 courts · 31 judges on record
District of Columbia
1 court · 59 judges on record
Florida
5 courts · 389 judges on record
Georgia
53 courts · 335 judges on record
Hawaii
2 courts · 58 judges on record
Idaho
3 courts · 131 judges on record
Illinois
2 courts · 119 judges on record
Indiana
162 courts · 503 judges on record
Iowa
10 courts · 199 judges on record
Kansas
2 courts · 71 judges on record
Kentucky
57 courts · 214 judges on record
Louisiana
2 courts · 178 judges on record
Maine
1 court · 62 judges on record
Maryland
26 courts · 262 judges on record
Massachusetts
2 courts · 57 judges on record
Michigan
2 courts · 134 judges on record
Minnesota
2 courts · 108 judges on record
Mississippi
45 courts · 197 judges on record
Missouri
2 courts · 133 judges on record
Montana
22 courts · 100 judges on record
Nebraska
29 courts · 104 judges on record
Nevada
11 courts · 118 judges on record
New Hampshire
1 court · 31 judges on record
New Jersey
16 courts · 486 judges on record
New Mexico
2 courts · 48 judges on record
New York
271 courts · 1,758 judges on record
North Carolina
2 courts · 123 judges on record
North Dakota
9 courts · 86 judges on record
Ohio
250 courts · 814 judges on record
Oklahoma
79 courts · 247 judges on record
Oregon
2 courts · 49 judges on record
Pennsylvania
63 courts · 577 judges on record
Rhode Island
1 court · 56 judges on record
South Carolina
3 courts · 118 judges on record
South Dakota
1 court · 36 judges on record
Tennessee
3 courts · 69 judges on record
Texas
498 courts · 840 judges on record
Utah
2 courts · 45 judges on record
Vermont
1 court · 40 judges on record
Virginia
76 courts · 242 judges on record
Washington
41 courts · 312 judges on record
West Virginia
2 courts · 122 judges on record
Wisconsin
74 courts · 357 judges on record
Wyoming
1 court · 33 judges on record

Source: opinion metadata, authorship, and citation counts from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data (public domain). Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).