A Texas federal court has chosen not to adopt a recent policy aimed at curbing 'judge shopping.' The decision was announced by Chief U.S. District Judge David Godbey.
A federal court in Texas that has become a favored destination for conservatives suing to block President Joe Biden's agenda has decided not to follow a policy adopted by the judiciary's top policymaking body that aims to curtail the practice of 'judge shopping.' Chief U.S. District Judge David Godbey of the Northern District of Texas announced the decision in a Friday letter to Democratic U.S.
If implemented, that policy would disrupt a tactic used by conservative litigants of filing cases in small divisions in Texas' four federal districts whose one or two judges were appointed by Republican presidents and often rule in their favor on issues like abortion, immigration and gun control.
His letter was first reported by Law360. Schumer's spokespeople did not respond to a request for comment on Saturday. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has 11 active judges and is divided into seven divisions. Most judges are in Dallas, but some smaller divisions like Amarillo, Fort Worth and Lubbock have just one or two active judges. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case arising from one of these small courts, in which U.S.
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