I am pleased to pass on these remarks from Judge Reed O'Connor (NDTX). Yesterday, he opened the Federalist Society's 2024 Texas Chapters Conference in Fort Worth. Judge O'Connor addressed the topic of forum selection and "judge shopping," as well as and recent proposals from the Judicial Conference.

Welcome to the Fort Worth Division of the Northern District of Texas. Fort Worth is honored that the Federalist Society chose to hold its annual Texas Conference here.

I am confident you will find that Fort Worth is a very welcoming city. And, no, I don't mean for judge-shopping, as some like to think. I mean Fort Worth truly has a welcoming spirit.

For those who have seen the movie 12 Mighty Orphans, that orphanage was located in southeast Fort Worth. The book the movie was based on described "Fort Worth . . .  as one of the friendliest places to downtrodden children in the hardest years of the Depression." That welcoming spirit remains just as strong today.