Ex-Weil Partner Perez Picked as Houston Bankruptcy Judge (1)

April 3, 2024, 3:36 PM UTCUpdated: April 3, 2024, 4:23 PM UTC

Alfredo R. Pérez, a recently retired Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP partner, has been tapped to join the Southern District of Texas bankruptcy court, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Pérez is lined up to fill the judicial seat vacated by David R. Jones, who resigned last fall after admitting to a romantic relationship with a local attorney. A formal announcement from the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is pending while Pérez goes through a customary background check, according to the people familiar, who asked not to be identified due to the ongoing nature of ...

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