*A Texas attorney sent a “threatening and harassing letter” to a Black federally appointed judge, and he was subsequently fired from his law firm.
According to the Houston Chronicle, Ben Aderholt, a Houston-based attorney, called Judge Erica Hudges a “political animal” in the letter.
“Who do you think you are? Running against a Democrat, a highest rated judge,” Aderbolt wrote, the Black Information Network reports. “Political animals who treat our judiciary as political games should be soundly defeated.”
Hudges, who is running for Houston’s 151st Judicial District, told FOX 26 she was “shocked and surprised to receive that letter.”
“Calling me Erica, as if we are friends or as if he knows me, started off in the wrong direction,” she added. “The letter progresses and gets progressively worse.”
She continued, “The ‘animals’ part stands out to me, that an individual in 2024 would show such disdain for an individual they’ve never met.”
Aderholt’s former law firm, Coats-Rose, confirmed that they terminated him in a statement sent to Hughes.
“We emphatically denounced Mr. Aderholt’s letter and have terminated his employment with Coats Rose effective immediately,” a letter obtained by the news station reads. “We sincerely apologize to you.”
Aderholt called his actions “an error of judgment” in a statement.
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