>I wonder why the Eastern District is like this? Slow evolutionary pressure on people and institutions. You form a small cottage industry around a court syste

>I wonder why the Eastern District is like this? Slow evolutionary pressure on people and institutions. You form a small cottage industry around a court system that doesn't have a ton of work, and therefore can hear your cases quickly; you start to get 'business minded' consultants in the industry that approach clients in other jurisdictions to bring their cases to this court system. That pipeline of work ossifies and generates a lot of value as it's immediately proximal to the transaction; when courts become less predictable/slow down/start putting out bad results, the individuals involved complain. 20 years later, these individuals are now on the bench. They view the system from the perspective of the business they've created. They optimize with the stakeholders they serviced in mind. And so from a few local lawyers trying to hustle, you create an IP nightmare for the entire country. Step by step.