Judge Reed O’Connor’s Remarks On Forum Selection and “Judge Shopping”
I am pleased to pass on these remarks from Judge Reed O’Connor (NDTX). Yesterday, he opened the Federalist Society’s 2024 Texas Chapters Conference in Fort Worth. Judge O’Connor addressed the topic of forum selection and “judge shopping,” as well as and recent proposals from the Judicial Conference.
Welcome to the Fort Worth Division of the Northern District of Texas. Fort Worth is honored that the Federalist Society chose to hold its annual Texas Conference here.
I am confident you will find that Fort Worth is a very welcoming city. And, no, I don’t mean for judge-shopping, as some like to think. I mean Fort Worth truly has a welcoming spirit.
For those who have seen the movie 12 Mighty Orphans, that orphanage was located in southeast Fort Worth. The book the movie was based on described “Fort Worth . . . as one of the friendliest places to downtrodden children in the hardest years of the Depression.” That welcoming spirit remains just as strong today.
There is a lot of resilient history in this corner of Texas. Fort Worth was established in 1849 as an army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. It has come a long way since then as it is now the 11th largest city in the United States—having just passed Austin—and was one of the fastest growing cities in the country last year.
Despite its size, Fort Worth resiliently maintains its small-town charm and original western heritage, as you can see in its historic Stockyards entertainment district and the Sid Richardson Museum in Sundance Square.
At the same time, Fort Worth also features first class cultural experiences in its incredible museums that boast works of art from the Renaissance to the 21st Century, including Michelangelo’s very first painting, which hangs in the Kimbell Art Museum. That cultural experience also includes the worl
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