A criminal-defense lawyer who alleged that a Galveston County judge cut his assigned cases in retaliation for criticizing the county’s indigent defense practices has settled his lawsuit with the judge.

Galveston County Court-at-Law No. 3 Judge Jack Ewing did not admit to any wrongdoing in the April 22 settlement agreement with Houston solo practitioner Drew Willey. They both agreed they share a goal of providing high-quality indigent defense and following the law and U.S. Constitution. Willey and Ewing also said they would abide by the Texas Fair Defense Act and their county’s indigent defense plan.