In a bipartisan effort to address judge shopping, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, alongside 37 Democratic and two independent senators, introduced a bill aimed at preventing litigants from selecting favorable judges to obtain preferred legal outcomes. This legislative move, supported by RepSherrill who introduced similar legislation in the House against anti-abortion extremists, seeks to codify the new policy by the Judicial Conference of the U.S. against judge shopping, following concerns and pushback from Republicans and a Texas court. The bill has garnered support from various senators, including Sen. Mazie Hirono and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who emphasized the importance of assigning major cases at random to preserve the impartiality of the federal courts. The initiative, which includes the End Judge Shopping Act co-sponsored by Senator Carper, has sparked a debate, with Republican leaders proposing countermeasures to protect the practice, highlighting the deep divisions over the issue. The proposed legislation specifically targets the manipulation of the justice system by special interest groups, which has been criticized for compromising reproductive freedom and environmental justice. It also addresses the use of a federal courthouse in Amarillo with a Trump-appointed judge as a destination for conservative litigants challenging Biden administration policies.
With an eye on Amarillo courthouse, U.S. senators push to stop federal judge shopping https://t.co/JLTgfoSk3I
Opinion | For too long, some plaintiffs have been able to “judge shop,” effectively choosing the judge who will oversee their case. https://t.co/AimbxHApVR
U.S. Senate leaders introduced legislation to end “judge shopping” — a practice that’s made a federal courthouse in Amarillo with a Trump-appointed judge a destination for conservative litigants challenging Biden administration policies. https://t.co/JLTgfoSk3I
Special interest groups have long handpicked judges hearing their cases, resulting in attacks on reproductive freedom & environmental justice. This greatly undermines trust in our judiciary. I’m co-sponsoring the End Judge Shopping Act to end this practice.https://t.co/FRsgLZeOJz
Judge Shopping (verb): manipulating the justice system by filing a lawsuit in a district where your preferred judge will likely hear the case and rule in your favor. When right-wing interests cherry-pick judges, they cherry-pick your freedoms. This practice has got to end. https://t.co/iBQQgkmpHc
Plaintiffs should not be able to hand-pick individual judges to overturn laws they dislike. @SenSchumer, @SenWhitehouse, and I are leading a bill to codify the Judicial Conference's new policy to curtail judge shopping in our federal courts and assign major cases at random.
The Senate’s top Democrat and top Republican proposed dueling bills to prevent litigants from “judge-shopping” to obtain preferred outcomes in court. https://t.co/3N80Q07voZ
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with 37 other Democratic and two independent senators, introduced legislation to codify the new Judicial Conference of the U.S. policy against judge shopping after pushback from Republicans and a Texas court. https://t.co/lI5SMT6IdW
New in PN: Republican leaders go to the mat to protect judge shopping. When you've lost John Roberts ... https://t.co/9ZZdskhKIK
Something NY and NJ can agree on? Ending judge shopping. I applaud @SenSchumer new Senate bill. I've introduced legislation in the House to ensure anti-abortion extremists cannot use this loophole to cherry-pick their judges and outcomes. Read more: https://t.co/gqoI2vR0ln