The Creditor Rights Coalition Joins Letter Urging the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas to End Judge Shopping
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Creditor Rights Coalition today joined leading academics, industry associations and former government officials in urging the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas to abolish judge shopping and adopt a system of random assignment among all bankruptcy court judges.
- ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Creditor Rights Coalition today joined leading academics, industry associations and former government officials in urging the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas to abolish judge shopping and adopt a system of random assignment among all bankruptcy court judges.
- In this regard, the Coalition urges the District Court for the Southern District of Texas to take the initiative to abolish judge shopping if the Bankruptcy Court fails to act.
- The letter notes that bankruptcy courts in the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of Virginia recently changed their judicial assignment rules to eliminate the ability of debtors to game the system by choosing the judge of their choice within these Districts.
- The letter also notes that the recent ethics controversy and resignation of Judge David R. Jones has undermined the public's confidence in the integrity and independence of the Judiciary and it is time for that to be restored.