How are judges assigned to specific cases?
Judge assignment methods vary, but the basic considerations in making assignments are to assure an equitable distribution of caseload among judges and to avoid “judge shopping.” The majority of courts use some variation of a random drawing under which each judge receives roughly an equal caseload.
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