Federal Court Orders Release of Former Judge’s Banking Records Amid Investigation

In a significant decision, a federal bankruptcy court in Texas has denied a former federal judge’s attempt to keep his banking records confidential. This comes as part of a U.S. Trustee’s Office investigation into his undisclosed romantic involvement with a former partner at Jackson Walker LLP. The court has instructed Bank of America NA to release six years of the former judge’s financial documents within a week, as reported by Law360.