The new rules would clarify the judiciary's existing commitment to random judge assignment as a matter of procedural fairness.
It wouldn't preclude the possibility of plaintiffs facing unqualified judges, but aims to enhance fairness and credibility.
The Judicial Conference made the new policy discretionary, leaving no room for objectors without seeming to endorse cheating the judicial system.
Critics openly admitted to favoring cheating over fair random assignment, highlighting the need for such reform.
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