The tradition in the Texas was to have son create and run patent law practices while the judges serve in the court to get around the direct benefit technicality

The tradition in the Texas was to have son create and run patent law practices while the judges serve in the court to get around the direct benefit technicality. Then when the judge retires he joins a patent law practice. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/04/east-texas-judge-who-oversaw-1700-patent-cases-joins-biggest-ip-law-firm/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/04/east-texas-judge...