>A residual might be that East Texas citizens are more aware of the harm their judges are doing to the software they use and can now not access. They would probably want to change those judges.
People did not vote for T. John Ward. Bill Clinton nominated[1] him the US Federal Judge in Marshall. As long as a US Federal Judge is in "good behavior", it is unlikely that he can be removed from office.
> We know that the Eastern District of Texas handles a lot of patent troll cases because they happen to have the most favorable judges.
Wrong, if you believe Mark Lemley [1, 2]. Apparently the plaintiff friendly days at EDT, if there ever were any, are long gone (about as far back as 2006, according to some). EDT is preferred these days because it's a "rocket docket" for patent cases and allows speedy trials. Well, as speedy as trials can go.
I was under the impression from articles I'd read that most patent litigation was done in east texas but I couldn't find any specific information. That was exactly what I was looking for.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 14.6 ms ] threadPeople did not vote for T. John Ward. Bill Clinton nominated[1] him the US Federal Judge in Marshall. As long as a US Federal Judge is in "good behavior", it is unlikely that he can be removed from office.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._John_Ward
Though he might not be removed by the people, it could bring awareness of the issues if East Texas couldn't access a good deal of internet services.
This is not to say that it's primary motive would be activism.
Wrong, if you believe Mark Lemley [1, 2]. Apparently the plaintiff friendly days at EDT, if there ever were any, are long gone (about as far back as 2006, according to some). EDT is preferred these days because it's a "rocket docket" for patent cases and allows speedy trials. Well, as speedy as trials can go.
[1] "Where to File Your Patent Case," Mark Lemley, 2010: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1597919
[2] A nice, brief overview of the paper above at patentlyo: http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/05/patent-litigation-fo...
I was under the impression from articles I'd read that most patent litigation was done in east texas but I couldn't find any specific information. That was exactly what I was looking for.