Use this technique to help narrow your search to cases where a particular judge was involved.
Set your jurisdiction to the judge's court
Enter your keyword search query into the search
At the end of your keyword search query, enter judge: followed by the judge's last name
Example:
This judge: search technique will show you:
Cases where the judge authored the order/opinion
Cases where the judge provided or was associated with a concurring opinion
Cases where the judge provided or was associated with a dissenting opinion
TIP: Common Last Names
If your judge has a common last name, try searching for his/her full name in quotes:
Note: that this will exclude opinions in which only the judge's last name is listed.
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TIP: Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Opinions
To find opinions where a specific justice delivered the opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court, use the following technique:
Format: "Justice LASTNAME delivered the opinion of the Court"