Two conservative federal appeals court judges on Wednesday criticized judicial policymakers for adopting a new rule aimed at curtailing “judge shopping” by state attorneys general, activists and others who challenge government policies in courthouses where one or two sympathetic judges hear most cases.
U.S. Circuit Judges James Ho and Edith Jones of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in separate statements said the policy approved by the U.S. Judicial Conference on Tuesday was the result of political pressure and conflicted with federal law.
The rule the 26-member Judicial Conference approved was designed to curb a litigation strategy used by conservative litigants to challenge Biden administration policies, often in one-or-two judge courthouses in Texas.
Had a professor who liked to say “The Supreme Court hates when anyone other than the Fifth Circuit tells it what to do.” Fuck the Fifth Circuit and every one of its members. Fuck most of the District Courts therein as well.
Every time I see some batshit ruling, I’ll mumble to myself “bet it’s the 5th circuit” and I’m almost never disappointed.
For context, the Fifth circuit covers Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.