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June 7, 2010

Report: Many Gulf Coast Judges Tied to Oil and Gas Industry
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The Associated Press is reporting more than half of the federal judges
in Gulf Coast districts with pending spill-related lawsuits have
financial ties to the oil and gas industry. A survey of judicial
financial disclosure reports shows thirty-seven of sixty-four active or
senior judges in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida are
linked to energy companies, including some with holdings in BP,
Halliburton and Transocean.



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