"For any court process to be seen as fair, people must see the judge as unbiased and believe the judge based the decision only on the evidence presented," Professor Robert Lawless writes in an opinion article published by Bloomberg Law. Though this statement seems uncontroversial, the practice of "venue shopping" for bankruptcy proceedings undermines the credibility of the courts. Lawless writes that some bankruptcy judges have openly admitted wanting to attract large Chapter 11 cases, which makes their decisions seem less than legitimate, a problem that must be remedied.

Read his full op-ed online.