Steve Brand lost his job in the Travis County District Attorney’s Office after a judge ruled he improperly struck a potential juror for a case in May. District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg said she terminated Brand for his “racially insensitive remarks,” but Brand’s lawyer, Tom Nesbitt, argues that Lehmberg “mischaracterized” Brand’s statements.

The jury selection happened May 19 and 20 in an aggravated robbery case, State of Texas v. Lovings.