A court employee who worked closely with former Houston bankruptcy judge David R. Jones is scheduled to be questioned about his knowledge of an ethics scandal centered around Jones’ undisclosed romantic relationship with a local attorney. This proposed deposition is part of the U.S. Trustee’s efforts to recover over $13 million in fees that Judge Jones approved for the Texas-based law firm Jackson Walker LLP without disclosing his involvement with a partner at the firm. This specific development is a crucial part of a larger probe by the Justice Department’s bankruptcy watchdog looking into the legality and ethicality of those fee approvals.
In this context, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas will oversee the proceedings. For further details on the case, you can read more here.