A former Texas bankruptcy judge, David R. Jones, is accused of improperly concealing his romantic relationship with a local attorney while overseeing cases involving her. Jones, who made Houston the nation's top bankruptcy court, allegedly helped his live-in girlfriend secure lucrative multibillion-dollar cases. Law firm Kirkland & Ellis brought these cases to Jones's court. Legal heavyweight David Boies will represent Jones in the case. The accusations have raised questions about the integrity of the US judicial branch, with some claiming widespread corruption. A teacher exposed the affair, implicating many in the business community.
A judge made Houston the nation’s top bankruptcy court. He also helped one lawyer make big bucks in cases he oversaw without revealing she was his live-in girlfriend. https://t.co/0UgBbxfdFX
#Texas #bankruptcy #Kirkland As if this story couldn't dig down any further in the garbage dump. Lawyer to the white-collar scum and Elizabeth Holmes' chum, David Boies, is representing bankruptcy Judge David Jones. https://t.co/x0ujHtfCHN
America's busiest bankruptcy judge accused of helping his attorney girlfriend land multibillion-dollar cases by plucky teacher who exposed affair https://t.co/XZxpTfV0HD https://t.co/GDvyjnnAlr
This story about a corrupt and powerful corporate bankruptcy judge in Houston is wild. Everyone in the business community there is essentially implicated. https://t.co/fV8x8BDIOG https://t.co/gHj4pmqzro
Law firm Kirkland & Ellis brought multibillion-dollar cases to David R. Jones’s court, aided by a local attorney who lived with the judge. “Why did no one look into it?" My latest for @WSJ with @AndrewScurria and @AskAkiko https://t.co/nVFq5Ld8Mo
NEW: Legal heavyweight David Boies will represent a former Texas bankruptcy judge accused of improperly concealing his romantic relationship with a local attorney. https://t.co/pew9fHh01g
Every aspect of the US judicial branch is tarnished or corrupt This Judge Made Houston the Top Bankruptcy Court. Then He Helped His Girlfriend Cash In. https://t.co/2cecWQlgZ8
Every aspect of the US judicial branch of tarnished or corrupt This Judge Made Houston the Top Bankruptcy Court. Then He Helped His Girlfriend Cash In. https://t.co/2cecWQlgZ8
This Judge Made Houston the Top Bankruptcy Court. Then He Helped His Girlfriend Cash In. https://t.co/aKyH8iZVhV
“Why did no one look into it?” A judge made Houston the nation’s top bankruptcy court. He also helped one lawyer make big bucks in cases he oversaw without revealing she was his live-in girlfriend. https://t.co/k7l0v0uTlI