judge shopping

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is considering legislation to stop judge shopping after a Texas federal judge rejected pleas to revise his jurisdiction’s method for assigning cases. The threat to use legislation to force federal judges to follow a case... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Judicial Conference announced a policy last week intended to limit "judge shopping" by activists trying to win rulings by judges likely to be biased in their favor. Allegations of judge shopping have been lodged most commonly... Read More

DENVER — The American Bar Association is trying to stop the “judge shopping” that allows political advocacy organizations to file lawsuits in courts most likely to rule in their favor. Commonly, state attorneys general and activists will sue in federal... Read More