Professor Katherine Macfarlane’s article “Constitutional Case Management” was recently reviewed by Professor Brooke D. Coleman at Jotwell. Coleman is Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Fredric C. Tausend Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law. Macfarlane’s article, Constitutional Case Management, 102 N.C. L. Rev. 977 (2024), examines why some federal cases find their way to certain judges rather than being assigned randomly.
In the review, Coleman concludes that “Until courts adopt reforms, Macfarlane’s article offers a novel argument for challenging certain case-assignment provisions on a case-by-case basis. She adds a richness to our recurring “which judge” discussion, and I commend it to all as a piece they just might like lots.”