judge shopping

or judge-shop·ping

[ juhj shop-ing ]

noun

, Law.

1. the act or practice of filing a lawsuit in a district where the case will be assigned to a judge who is likely to find in your favor: Compare forum shopping ( def ).

   The case was transferred to a district with multiple judges to avoid the perception of judge shopping.

Word History and Origins

Origin of judge shopping¹

First recorded in 1955–60