
Controversy Over Judge’s Secret Romance Heads To Trial
The scandal continues!
The scandal continues!
When Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones hid his romantic relationship with a Biglaw partner and continued to hear cases involving that partner/law firm, it led to a legal ethics conundrum that is still ongoing. Jones, the (now former) federal bankruptcy judge, was involved with Elizabeth Freeman, the (now former) bankruptcy partner at Jackson Walker, and somehow […]
The judge's actions 'tarnish' a number of cases.
Probably because he continued to hear cases involving his romantic interest and her firm.
Soap opera or legal ethics lapse? Feels like both.
'Talked to Jones. He’s got us.'
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