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Yeah, Martin Feldman and any other judge does have the right to invest in whatever they want to, so long as it is a legal operation (which BP was not, but besides the point). The point is he can invest in whatever he wants to invest in. I don't have a problem with that. What I do have a problem with is any judge that thinks it is okay to ignore federal law, policy and codes of conduct! According to the CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT, Martin Feldman has committed a felony, which is being ignored by the entire justice department. A judge or juror are to be withdrawn from any case that they MAY have "conflict of interest". For example, as a juror I was withdrawn from judging a case involving State Farm Insurance, because I had a family member that had a legal issue with them. Certainly if I owed stock in State Farm I would be disqualified also. And this was a very small case for the courts. When there is a HUGE issue, with much conflicting ideas and opinions, such as off shore drilling, ANY ETHICAL JUDGE would kindly withdraw himself. His refusal to withdraw from a case that he has "conflict of interest" is NOT as sign of high ethical standards, in fact, it is a clear sign of "self-interest" rather than showing reverence for the concern of American citizens. What Martin Feldman wants is more important than the concern for true justice --very bad sign for a federal judge!