Houston Bankruptcy Judge Jones Resigns Under Misconduct Investigation

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Houston Bankruptcy Judge Jones Resigns Under Misconduct Investigation
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Bankruptcy Judge David Jones is resigning under investigation by a federal appeals court after The Wall Street Journal reported that he failed to disclose his romantic relationship with a local lawyer whose fees he approved

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https://www.wsj.com/finance/houston-bankruptcy-judge-jones-resigns-under-misconduct-investigation-7784fe8cJudge David Jones said earlier this month that he believed he was entitled to a degree of privacy about his relationship with bankruptcy lawyer Elizabeth Freeman.Houston bankruptcy judge David R. Jones is resigning from the bench while under a misconduct investigation by a federal appeals court over his failure to disclose his yearslongThis copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only.

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