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Out of curiosity, does anyone in this thread who is commenting on the quality of this judge or the sanity of his ruling practice bankruptcy law? I don’t, and I’

Out of curiosity, does anyone in this thread who is commenting on the quality of this judge or the sanity of his ruling practice bankruptcy law? I don’t, and I’m having a hard time evaluating these claims.

DrillShopper 2y ago
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- frogpelt 2y ago
  These kind of comments don’t help any discussion.
- m10i 2y ago
  (To put this in a less inflammatory way) if it is indeed true that this judge was appointed by Trump (I haven't looked into it), it is reasonable to believe that it probably wasn't based on merit or understanding of law. This is because he has a long history of promoting/installing people that he believes (whether or not it turns out to be the case) will obey him above all else. Being "fit for the task" is an afterthought.
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  - cogman10 2y ago
    I don't think the trump admin really cared one way or another about a bankruptcy judge. FWIW, Lopez has the credentials for the job. [1] He was a bankruptcy lawyer and teacher for years before being appointed as a judge. I say this as someone not a fan of his rulings. I think the "he was a Trump appointee" critiques are misplaced. He's simply isn't good as a judge which, arguably, is a pretty different skillset from being a lawyer. [1] http://nbconf.org/team/hon-chris-lopez/ http://nbconf.org/team/hon-chris-lopez/
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  - celdon25 2y ago
    > This is because he has a long history of promoting/installing people that he believes (whether or not it turns out to be the case) will obey him above all else. Is there any evidence of this besides some angry tweets? If this was widely accepted as fact, I don't think the constitutionalists on the right would have supported his re-election, as that doesn't align with separation of powers.
    - cogman10 2y ago
      Best evidence would probably the current cabinet picks. Plenty of un and underqualified people are slated for very high positions. Furthermore, the primary thrust of Project 2025 was to install people loyal to trump above all else. The authors of 2025 are on the Trump cabinet. I can give more details if you like, but I think that's a bit OT from the current discussion for AJ's bankruptcy. Also, I don't agree with the assessment that Lopez is unqualified or was nefariously picked.
      - DrillShopper 2y ago
        As a former resident of Florida I have never heard Pam B(l)ondi express a rational thought
cogman10 2y ago
Not a whole lot of bankruptcy lawyers on the internet that I've seen. But here's one business law lawyer/professor breakdown of the proceedings that I think is pretty good [1] [1] https://confrontationality.substack.com/p/bankrupt-alex-jones-bankrupts-bankruptcy https://confrontationality.substack.com/p/bankrupt-alex-jone...
qingcharles 2y ago
So he's been doing bankruptcy for five years, which should be enough time for him to understand the intricacies of the statutes and case law. Sometimes you see judges put in specialty courts with no experience in that domain and make some absurd rulings.
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- singleshot_ 2y ago
  He’s been practicing bankruptcy since at least 2013.

DrillShopper 2y ago

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frogpelt 2y ago
These kind of comments don’t help any discussion.
m10i 2y ago
(To put this in a less inflammatory way) if it is indeed true that this judge was appointed by Trump (I haven't looked into it), it is reasonable to believe that it probably wasn't based on merit or understanding of law. This is because he has a long history of promoting/installing people that he believes (whether or not it turns out to be the case) will obey him above all else. Being "fit for the task" is an afterthought.
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- cogman10 2y ago
  I don't think the trump admin really cared one way or another about a bankruptcy judge. FWIW, Lopez has the credentials for the job. [1] He was a bankruptcy lawyer and teacher for years before being appointed as a judge. I say this as someone not a fan of his rulings. I think the "he was a Trump appointee" critiques are misplaced. He's simply isn't good as a judge which, arguably, is a pretty different skillset from being a lawyer. [1] http://nbconf.org/team/hon-chris-lopez/ http://nbconf.org/team/hon-chris-lopez/
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- celdon25 2y ago
  > This is because he has a long history of promoting/installing people that he believes (whether or not it turns out to be the case) will obey him above all else. Is there any evidence of this besides some angry tweets? If this was widely accepted as fact, I don't think the constitutionalists on the right would have supported his re-election, as that doesn't align with separation of powers.
  - cogman10 2y ago
    Best evidence would probably the current cabinet picks. Plenty of un and underqualified people are slated for very high positions. Furthermore, the primary thrust of Project 2025 was to install people loyal to trump above all else. The authors of 2025 are on the Trump cabinet. I can give more details if you like, but I think that's a bit OT from the current discussion for AJ's bankruptcy. Also, I don't agree with the assessment that Lopez is unqualified or was nefariously picked.
    - DrillShopper 2y ago
      As a former resident of Florida I have never heard Pam B(l)ondi express a rational thought

cogman10 2y ago

Not a whole lot of bankruptcy lawyers on the internet that I've seen. But here's one business law lawyer/professor breakdown of the proceedings that I think is pretty good [1] [1] https://confrontationality.substack.com/p/bankrupt-alex-jones-bankrupts-bankruptcy https://confrontationality.substack.com/p/bankrupt-alex-jone...

qingcharles 2y ago

So he's been doing bankruptcy for five years, which should be enough time for him to understand the intricacies of the statutes and case law. Sometimes you see judges put in specialty courts with no experience in that domain and make some absurd rulings.

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singleshot_ 2y ago
He’s been practicing bankruptcy since at least 2013.