Jun. 6, 2022
Alsup clerk removed from Google case over stock holdings
Legal observers said the decision was an easy call, but it highlights renewed scrutiny of federal judges’ investment portfolios.
U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco
Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup removed a law clerk from a case last week after allegations of a conflict were raised by the plaintiff in a patent lawsuit over the clerk’s ownership of Alphabet Inc. stock and past work at the company.
Legal observers said the decision was an easy call, but it highlights renewed scrutiny of federal judges’ investment portfolios.
“Ownership of stock [in a party] is a suffi...
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