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  2. Definition: Judge-shopping is the act of filing multiple lawsuits with the same claims in a court or district that has multiple judges. The goal is to have one of the lawsuits assigned to a favorable judge and dismiss the others.

  3. Mar 16, 2024 · March 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal judiciary on Friday made clear that trial courts had discretion to decide how to implement a policy it adopted earlier in the week to curtail the practice of...

  4. Mar 15, 2024 · For many years now, one of the most outrageous aspects of the American legal system—a competitive field if ever there was one—has been the practice of “judge shopping.” Interested parties can file lawsuits in particular locations and be certain or quite likely to draw a judge friendly to their case.

  5. Mar 16, 2024 · March 15, 2024, 8:59 PM PDT. By Megan Lebowitz. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Judicial Conference on Friday issued guidance on the federal judiciary's new policy making it more difficult to...

  6. Judge shopping definition: the act or practice of filing a lawsuit in a district where the case will be assigned to a judge who is likely to find in your favor. See examples of JUDGE SHOPPING used in a sentence.

  7. Mar 15, 2024 · The federal case assignment system has been susceptible to judge shopping because many judicial districts have been broken into smaller divisions staffed by only one or two judges, and cases are automatically assigned to the division where a case is brought.

  8. Mar 16, 2024 · The US judiciary’s policy arm issued guidance to courts encouraging federal judges to assign all civil cases in a way that limits judge-shopping. The Judicial Conference late Friday followed up on its policy announcement on March 12 that it says strengthens its case assignment procedures.

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