Judge Hughes spoke in a discriminatory way about Jitendra Shah and his lawsuit. I previously wrote about Judge Hughes’ ex parte discussion here and here. The Judge discussed the merits of a lawsuit even though the plaintiff’s lawyer was absent. And, he made some stereotypical comments about Indians, Caucasians, state government workers and Indian
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Judge Discusses Case With One Lawyer Absent
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
A federal judge has a job for life. They are generally more professional and more careful than a state district judge. But, not always. Judge Lynn Hughes of the Southern District of Texas is not so careful. Sitting in Houston, he was just recently criticized by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for not recognizing …