Fifth Circuit’s Jones Tears Into Vladeck Over Judge-Shopping

Fifth Circuit Judge Edith Jones delivered a forceful rebuke of what she described as “unsavory” attacks against the judges within her circuit, spurring a tense exchange with a Georgetown Law professor who studies judge-shopping.

US district court judges within the conservative US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit have come “under relentless attacks during the last several years by certain professors, including notably, Professor Vladeck,” said Jones, a Reagan appointee. Jones was referring to Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck as they served together at a Federalist Society conference panel Thursday.

“Something’s going on here, and it’s ...