Ex-Bankruptcy Judge in Romance Saga Aims to Skirt Live Testimony

Feb. 25, 2025, 6:49 PM UTC

Former Houston bankruptcy judge David R. Jones is in talks with government attorneys to avoid testifying live during a trial over millions of dollars in fees awarded to a Texas law firm that once employed his girlfriend.

Jones indicated that he shouldn’t have to testify because he already completed a court-supervised deposition in September, according to a notice he filed Monday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

The trial will determine whether up to $23 million in fees the firm collected in cases involving Jones while he was in relationship with a Jackson Walker partner ...

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