[the_crocodile]

Article agrees with #1.

"As they note, it seems like an easy thing to fix if Congress had the will:

Two reforms would help solve this problem: first, district judges should—by law—be randomly assigned to cases and, second, venue in patent cases should be tied to geographic divisions within a judicial district, not just the district as a whole."

[ashtonkem]

> As they note, it seems like an easy thing to fix if Congress had the will

Ah, there's the problem. If it's not appointing Judges, good luck getting Congress to do it.