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judge shop

or judge-shop

[ juhj shop ]

verb (used without object)

, Law.
  1. to file a lawsuit in a district where the case will be assigned to a judge who is likely to find in your favor: Compare forum shop ( def ).

    The defense argued that the plaintiff had judge shopped by filing in several jurisdictions.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of judge shop1

First recorded in 1965–70

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