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.

  • bazus1@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    92
    ·
    9 months ago

    If ultraconservative justices are against the new rule, that’s how you know it’s working.

    • whotookkarl@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      11
      ·
      9 months ago

      Close a judicial loophole and the complaints come from habitual loopholers and the people who benefited from them.

  • Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    61
    ·
    9 months ago

    I suggest, respectfully, that if Judges Ho and Jones don’t like the new rules, they can avoid dealing with it by simply resigning. Such action would have an immediate positive effect on the reputation of the Judicial Branch.

    • bazus1@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      9 months ago

      John Oliver might be willing to send a pop-up camper their way to sweeten the deal.

  • ebits21@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    30
    ·
    9 months ago

    Partisan judges don’t like rules that are non-partisan, who knew? 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    21
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    9 months ago

    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.

    • TurboDiesel@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      9 months ago

      Every time I see some batshit ruling, I’ll mumble to myself “bet it’s the 5th circuit” and I’m almost never disappointed.

    • centof@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      9 months ago

      For context, the Fifth circuit covers Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

  • ctkatz
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    9 months ago

    it’s as though the domestic terrorists that are federalist society and it’s groomed judges are big mad that their sole reason of being of inflicting a regressionist billionaire and christian nationalist agenda on an unwilling nation got severely stifled. pity.

    • Billiam@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      9 months ago

      My dude, these are Federal Appeals Court judges. They’re nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

        • Billiam@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          9 months ago

          District Court judges? Who are also nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate?

          The biggest flaw with the federal Judiciary is that it isn’t subject to oversight, including direct elections.

          • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            9 months ago

            The biggest flaw with the Federal Judiciary is that the appointments are for life. Not being elected officials is a positive aspect.

            • Billiam@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              2
              arrow-down
              1
              ·
              9 months ago

              Even term-limited judges can issue batshit stupid and/or illogical opinions (cough Kacsmaryk cough Alito cough) if there’s no accountability.

              Elections can work, you just have to not do them the way we currently do our executive and legislative ones (you know, fairly. Not entrenching a minority party with the ability to seize power and refuse to allow any changes to be made because they’d never get elected again).