[Cw67NTN8F]

This is absolutely insane, especially in USA. Courts here are supposed to be impartial and just. If you increase your chances by x in a certain court--and you can file there--what justice is it? Shocked that this travesty lasted this long.

[tzahola]

It’s not unlike how major cities are eager to throw tax cuts at Amazon for their new office.

[dragonwriter]

Its actually very much unlike that. While the communities in the Eastern District of Texas did benefit from the popularity of the venue because frequent patent litigants -- one either side -- spend lots of money in those communities essentially trying to buy sympathy in the jury pool, those communities have essentially no control over the court rules that drive the popularity of the venue; its not a race-to-the-bottom competition like the Amazon HQ2 competition, and similar (usually less formalized) efforts to attract other big companies with tax abatements.

[thephyber]

> those communities have essentially no control over the court rules that drive the popularity of the venue

You mean other than the people of the community that sit on juries and elect the judges?

[dragonwriter]

Federal courts, including EDTX, have judges appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate; the judges aren't elected by the district served by the court.

[umanwizard]

I’m sorry but you seem misinformed about very basic facts. Federal judges aren’t elected, anywhere in the US.