Legal Opinion

Matter of Doe

District Court, D. New Mexico

Decided August 4, 1992No. CIV-90-1020-JBPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BURCIAGA, Chief Judge.

[T]he profession of the law, in its nature the noblest and most beneficial to mankind, is in its abuse and abasement the most sordid and pernicious, 1

Law evolves with the collective experience of a society’s efforts to peaceably resolve human conflict. Hence, law is not stagnant. Lawyers, in our adversary system, breathe life into its words. As they zealously advocate a client’s interest, the law advances and, as they employ reason, they direct its movement. But, the law in this social order is not self-executing — the necessary instrument is…

2Cases cited82 opinions

  1. Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Malley v. BriggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Chrysler Corp. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. United States v. Sonya Evette SingletonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  2. United States v. FerraraCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
  3. In re HowesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. In Re PeasleyArizona Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Matter of HowesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997

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