BOASBERG Act

This bill would require federal district courts to randomly assign all civil cases to judges, and require federal appeals courts to randomly assign judges to panels and panels to cases. It would also require random selection of judges for special three-judge district courts. Cases could be reassigned only for listed reasons, such as recusal, related cases, or a public certification by the chief judge with consent of a majority of active judges. A case would be randomly reassigned to a different district judge whenever the U.S. Supreme Court reverses, vacates, or stays certain rulings by that judge. Courts would have to publish assignment rules, explain reassignments in public memos, publish yearly reports, and adopt the new rules within 120 days.

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Sponsors

• Eric Schmitt Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors