Hecht Should Recuse Himself from Perry Homes Case and Reveal the Full List of Donors to His Legal Defense
The Dallas Morning News reported this morning that Hillco PAC, which has received more than $1 million from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, gave Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht $16,000 in the days after Hecht solicited contributions to cover his legal expenses....âJustice Hecht should come clean once and for all by revealing the names of everyone who is picking up the tab for his legal bills,â said Winslow. âAt the very least, this calls Justice Hechtâs impartiality into question. He should recuse himself from any case involving individuals who have contributed to his personal legal defense.â
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April 4, 2007 512-381-1111
Hecht Should Recuse Himself from
Perry
Homes
Case and Reveal the Full List of Donors to His Legal Defense
AUSTIN
â Given new information that Justice Nathan Hecht accepted contributions from mega-builder Bob Perryâs lobbyists, Texas Watch called on Hecht to recuse himself from a landmark decision involving
Perry
Homes
.
âNathan Hecht should recuse himself from the
Perry
Homes
case and any other case involving parties who have contributed to his personal legal defense,â said Alex Winslow, Executive Director of Texas Watch, a statewide consumer advocacy organization which monitors the Texas Supreme Court. âIt would be wholly inappropriate for Hecht to stand in judgment of someone who is paying his personal expenses.â
The Dallas Morning News reported this morning that Hillco PAC, which has received more than $1 million from
Houston
homebuilder Bob Perry, gave Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht $16,000 in the days after Hecht solicited contributions to cover his legal expenses.
Just weeks after the donations, Justice Hecht heard oral arguments in a high-profile case involving
Perry
Homes
.
This new information confirms what advocacy groups have suspected all along: Nathan Hecht took special interest lobby money from parties with business pending before his court to pay for his personal legal expenses.
Hecht refuses to reveal the names of those who have contributed to his personal legal defense.
âJustice Hecht should come clean once and for all by revealing the names of everyone who is picking up the tab for his legal bills,â said Winslow. âAt the very least, this calls Justice Hechtâs impartiality into question. He should recuse himself from any case involving individuals who have contributed to his personal legal defense.â
N. Alex Winslow
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Texas
Watch
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