A US bankruptcy judge with more than 3,000 cases on his docket has resigned after it was revealed he failed to disclose a romantic relationship with his former law clerk. David Jones — a bank…
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The court documents were filed by individual plaintiff Michael Van Deelan, a shareholder in offshore driller McDermott International, which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020.David Jones — the chief bankruptcy judge for the Southern District of Texas — resigned from the bench after 12 years following revelations that he failed to disclose his relationship with a local bankruptcy attorney.
Just days after the complaint was filed against Jones — which was reportedly the first public account of Jones and Freeman’s relationship — the judge toldThe two agreed years ago that Freeman herself would never appear in Jones’ courtroom, The Journal reported. However, Jones ultimately resigned from the Houston court following a slew of media attention surrounding his contentious relationship, which triggered an investigation by the federal appellate court that oversees Texas, according to The Journal.Jones has reportedly been dating attorney Elizabeth Freeman for years, and the two have lived together since at least 2017 in a home valued at over $1 million, according to court documents.
Van Deelan’s 2021 filing that sought Jones’ recusal from the McDermott case was ultimately dismissed for lack of evidence.
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