U.S. courts require random judge assignments to avoid ‘judge shopping’
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 13, 2024
Federal judiciary leaders on Tuesday announced a policy that requires assigning judges at random in civil cases that have statewide or national implications, an effort to address widespread concerns about “judge shopping” in single-judge divisions.
The Judicial Conference of the United States, the policymaking body for the federal courts, said district courts . . .
