A judge’s micromanagement didn’t promote child welfare

Published November 1, 2024 6:52am ET



“Don’t go there, counsel. You’re just annoying me,” federal district Judge Janis Jack told lawyers for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services earlier this year. “That is bad form. And I’m about to hold you in [in-court] contempt. … Do you want that on your malpractice insurance? Now, when I give an order, I don’t want you arguing with it again. Is that clear?” 

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