Explore the ethical implications and judicial misconduct of Judge David R. Jones, examining legal ethics in bankruptcy proceedings.
In the latest installment in this popular series, Zach McGee discusses the judicial and legal ethics issues that arise out of the bombshell sex scandal that one commentator called “a body blow to the integrity” of the entire bankruptcy system.
The facts of this case are so sensational – a bankruptcy judge living and sleeping with a lawyer who regularly appeared before him, while simultaneously approving fee applications for the lawyer’s legal work – that they would be hard to believe if they weren’t true. Rules covered include: Canons 2, 2B, 3B & 3C of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, and ABA Model Rules 1.7, 3.3, 4.1 & 8.4.
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Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Zach McGee is a Senior Vice President of Business Affairs for Sony Pictures Entertainment in Los Angeles, where he negotiates distribution deals for feature films and television series. Before joining Sony Pictures, Zach held senior legal positions in-house at NBCUniversal and Miramax. Zach began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael B. Mukasey, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He also worked as an associate at Davis Polk in New York, New York, and Menlo Park, California. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and he earned his Master's in Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Zach is also a successful entrepreneur and the founder of educational content companies within the legal field.
