Judge Mark Pittman sits on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which has come under scrutiny as a destination for conservative litigants hoping to “forum-shop,” or the practice of filing in certain courts in hopes of getting—or to be guaranteed—a certain judge, according to Bloomberg Law. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Pamela Bookman spoke with the publication about how the Northern District has “become a magnet for ‘big-ticket cases.'”
As a result, the Northern District has become a magnet for “big-ticket cases” challenging national policies, Fordham Law School professor Pamela Bookman said.
For the judges on the court, “depending on who you are, I guess you see this as a challenge or an opportunity,” she said. “It increases your caseload, it probably increases the number of controversial or high-profile cases before you. Those cases may be challenging, difficult, complicated. You’re under a lot of scrutiny.”
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