Bankruptcy

Judge who faced charges files for bankruptcy

By J. Michael McBride

Although Judge Jeffrey Hoskins was acquitted of all 15 criminal charges (eight in December 2006 and the remaining seven in August 2007), he incurred numerous attorney fees. On March 26, 2008 Judge Hoskins and his wife filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection in Ohio. In a civil suit, Hoskins was ordered to pay $354,465 to the bank that refinanced his 60 acres of farmland. He testified in his trials and an ethics hearing last year he had more than $800,000 in personal debt. Hoskins was quoted in January as saying, "It was a choice, do I pay for my defense or do I make this mortgage payment? I chose to pay toward the defense."

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Chandra

Full post as published by Texas Lawyer Blog on April 08, 2008 (boomark / email).