Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Case Manager Says He Knew of Lawyer Romance

Oct. 11, 2024, 10:15 PM UTC

Former bankruptcy judge David R. Jones’ longtime case manager and at least two other court staffers knew about his romantic relationship with a local attorney before it became public last year, according to a newly-released deposition.

Jones’ former case manager Albert Alonzo last month admitted he was aware since at least 2013 that his boss was dating Houston attorney Elizabeth Freeman, a short excerpt of a deposition filed Friday by Jackson Walker LLP in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas shows. Freeman was a partner at Jackson Walker until late 2022.

The deposition was taken in ...

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