Fifth Circuit Risks Losing Big Cases Amid Judge Shopping Worries

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is facing the prospect of not being able to weigh in on a pair of cases with national significance, as some parties try to move high-profile cases out of the federal appeals court’s jurisdiction.

The circuit is considering a request to block a lower court order that a case against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should be transferred to the federal court in Washington, after a trial judge said it didn’t belong before him in Fort Worth. The full appeals court has also been asked to stop a challenge by ...