Legal ethics experts employed by a law firm embroiled in a judicial ethics controversy are facing demands to be deposed over their advice concerning a partner’s romantic relationship with a judge, according to the US Trustee’s office. The lawyers, Peter Jarvis and Jacqueline Harvey, who were hired by Jackson Walker LLP, have been advised to comply with subpoenas to testify about their ethical guidance related to former bankruptcy judge David R. Jones. The insistence on their deposition was detailed by the Justice Department’s bankruptcy monitor in a statement to the US District Court for the District of Oregon on September 3rd. Additional information about this development can be found here.
This move comes as discovery proceedings are intensifying in Houston, where the ex-bankruptcy judge himself is due for deposition over the romantic involvement and alleged related judicial misconduct. For further insights into the underlying allegations and the ongoing legal battle, refer to the detailed context provided here and here.