Legal Opinion
Hall v. Small Business Administration
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1983No. 81-4319PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Judicial ethics reinforced by statute exact more than virtuous behavior; they command impeccable appearance. Purity of heart is not enough. Judges' robes must be as spotless as their actual conduct. These expectations extend to those who make up the contemporary judicial family, the judge’s law clerks and secretaries. Because a magistrate’s sole law clerk was initially a member of the plaintiff class in this suit, had before her employment with the magistrate expressed herself as convinced of the correctness of its contentions, and accepted *177employment with its…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. Joseph Conforte and Sally ConforteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Barbara Davis v. Joseph A. CalifanoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Potashnick v. Port City Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Gloria Delesdernier, Wife of Clay N. Gerald v. Louis B. PorterieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Fredonia Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. v. Rca CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Parker v. Connors Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Vincent Oliva v. Kirby HellerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- In Re: Kensington International Limited and Springfield Associates, Llc, in Re: D.K. Acquisition Partners, L.P. Fernwood Associates, L.P. And Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in Re: Usg CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- Health Services Acquisition Corp. v. John A. Liljeberg, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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