In a March 14, 2024 letter to the chief judges of each federal district court, the Republican Senators argue that the assignment of cases within district courts is governed by federal statute (28 ...

Even so, the problem is greater in degree if a plaintiff is able to select a single judge. As is often the case with structural problems, each actor can act rationally, by her own lights, but the ...

“Since 1995, the Judicial Conference has strongly supported the random assignment of cases and the notion that all district judges remain generalists,” said Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr ...

Concerns over a new randomized magistrate judge assignment system in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania have so far not been borne out. Court data suggests the switch ...

While Chief Justice Roberts did not mention case assignment in the Western District of Texas by name, that is what he is concerned about. When a patent owner files a patent infringement lawsuit in ...

Rep. Stefanik slaps Judge Juan Merchan with misconduct complaint over ‘random’ assignment to Trump ‘hush money’ trial By . Victor Nava. Published May 28, 2024.

This week, the Ninth Circuit considers when common issues predominate in wage-and-hour litigation and analyzes the assignment of the right to sue for nonpayment of benefits under ERISA. The Court ...

The news of Judge Cannon’s assignment raised eyebrows because of her role in an earlier lawsuit filed by Mr. Trump challenging the F.B.I.’s search of his Florida club and estate, Mar-a-Lago.