The son of a federal judge in that district started a law firm that specializes in patent law. Even if his son does not represent clients in front of him, his

The son of a federal judge in that district started a law firm that specializes in patent law. Even if his son does not represent clients in front of him, his son makes money, because the judges there did not allow summary judgement for a long time. That judge retired in 2011 but the other judges continued his decisions that make it easier for patent trolls to work. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/why-do-patent-trolls-go-texas-its-not-bbq https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/why-do-patent-trolls-g... http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/168087-stopping-the-patent-troll-scam http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/168087-stopp...