Deelen v. Jones

  1. March 12, 2024

    Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Cites Judicial Immunity To Escape Suit

    Former Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones — whose failure to disclose a romantic relationship with an ex-Jackson Walker LLP attorney ignited a major judicial ethics scandal — has moved to dismiss a disgruntled investor's suit that claims Jones gave a Jackson Walker client preferential treatment during its Chapter 11 case, citing judicial immunity.

  2. February 27, 2024

    Jackson Walker, Kirkland Again Sued Over Judge's Romance

    Jackson Walker and Kirkland & Ellis LLP have been hit with another lawsuit alleging they were aware of a former Texas bankruptcy judge's relationship with a onetime partner of the former firm and failed to disclose it during proceedings worth millions of dollars.

  3. February 06, 2024

    Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Taps McKool Smith Amid Ethics Scandal

    Former Texas bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones has hired McKool Smith to represent him in the lawsuit that revealed his longtime romantic relationship with a Jackson Walker LLP attorney and sparked a major judicial ethics scandal.

  4. January 19, 2024

    Ex-Judge Not Immune In Secret Relationship Suit, Court Told

    A former Texas bankruptcy judge cannot claim judicial immunity from a lawsuit over his concealed relationship with a onetime Jackson Walker partner since the relationship and the hiding of it were not judicial acts, a man suing the ex-judge has told a Texas federal court.

  5. January 12, 2024

    Jackson Walker, Kirkland Sued Over Ex-Judge's Relationship

    A former shareholder in an engineering company suing a Texas bankruptcy judge over his concealed relationship with a onetime Jackson Walker partner has added that law firm, its onetime partner and Kirkland & Ellis LLP as defendants in his suit.

  6. January 02, 2024

    Former Bankruptcy Judge Claims Immunity From Ethics Suit

    A former Texas bankruptcy judge claims his position grants him immunity from a lawsuit alleging that he retaliated against the shareholder of a company after it emerged that the judge concealed his romantic relationship with a Jackson Walker LLP attorney while she had business before his court.

  7. November 27, 2023

    Former Texas Bankruptcy Judge Claims Suit Wrongly Served

    Former Texas bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones wants more time to see whether the federal government will defend him against allegations he hid his romantic relationship with a Jackson Walker LLP attorney while her firm had major cases before him.