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Christopher Lopez (United States bankruptcy court judge)
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Christopher M. Lopez is a judge on the United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Texas. He was appointed to the court on August 14, 2019.
Biography
Before his appointment, Lopez was a member of the Business, Finance & Restructuring Group of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Lopez earned a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He also earned a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Houston.[1]
Noteworthy events
Infowars sale
On December 10, 2024, Lopez blocked the sale of Infowars to The Onion, ruling that an auction for the website did not result in the best bids possible.
The Onion said the bid was secured with the backing of families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, who won a $1.5bn (£1.18bn) defamation lawsuit against Jones for spreading false rumors about the incident.
Judge Lopez said the court-appointed bankruptcy trustee who ran the auction made should have encouraged more bidding between The Onion and a company affiliated with Jones' supplement-selling businesses.
"We are deeply disappointed in today's decision," Ben Collins, chief executive of Global Tetrahedron, parent company to The Onion posted on social media. He added that the firm will continue its efforts to buy Infowars.[2]
See also
- United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
