Since Justice Abrahamson announced her retirement, SCOWstats (following Posner’s Cardozo: A Study in Reputation), has published a series of posts attempting to measure her influence on the law. Today’s post compares how often she and her colleagues for the past 43 years have been cited in law reviews. Guess who dominates? Click here. She may be the most cited justice in Wisconsin history.
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An interesting article. The highlights of a giant among us for so many years. It makes me wonder if the naming of the State Law Library after Justice Prosser may not have entirely been based on merit. I am often unreasonably suspicious.