The U.S. Courthouse, Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court in Houston, Texas. Credit: Google Chief Bankruptcy Judge Finds Ex-Judge David Jones Acted in Bad Faith in Connection With Informal Interview
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Edwardo Rodriguez of the Southern District of Texas issued an opinion on Friday sanctioning former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones to 7.5 hours of ethics-related continuing legal education.
August 19, 2024 at 04:41 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Texas Lawyer
What You Need to Know
- A chief bankruptcy judge found former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones of Houston participated in an informal interview with Jackson Walker and lawyers.
- Jones resigned in October after admitting to a romantic relationship with a former Jackson Walker lawyer.
- The chief judge sanctioned Jones for sitting for the interview when he was deciding the parameters of a deposition.
A chief bankruptcy judge in Texas has found that embattled former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones of Houston acted in bad faith for participating in a recent interview with Jackson Walker and lawyers, and sanctioned Jones to 7.5 hours of ethics-related continuing legal education approved by the State Bar of Texas.
In a memorandum opinion on Friday, Chief Judge Eduardo Rodriguez of the Southern District of Texas also "narrowly found" that Jackson Walker and two of its counsel—Norton Rose Fulbright partner Jason Boland of Houston and Rusty Hardin of Rusty Hardin & Associates of Houston—and Jones' counsel Benjamin Finestone, a partner in Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in New York, did not act in bad faith and would not be sanctioned.
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