 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Eastern District U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Education:
J.D. Conferred: Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America,
Washington, D.C., 1979; Marquette University, magna cum laude, 1976
Appointed to Bankruptcy Court: 2003
Summary of Career Preceding Judgeship: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of Wisconsin, based in Milwaukee, also covering hearings in Green Bay once a month, June 30, 2003-present; partner, Michael Best & Friedrich, Madison, focusing on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights and commercial litigation, January 1999-June 30, 2003; shareholder, Lee, Kilkelly, Paulson & Younger, Madison, 1992-1999; associate, Murphy & Desmond, Madison, 1987-1992; associate, partner, Weinberg and Green, Baltimore, Maryland, 1980-1987; law clerk to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, 1979-1980.
Other Pertinent Biographical Data: Frequent speaker and author on bankruptcy issues.
Rules, Policies, Protocol, etc.:
1. Counsel are welcome to participate by telephone for all preliminary hearings and final hearings where no evidence will be introduced, except in Green Bay which does not presently accommodate telephone hearings.
Education:
J.D. Conferred: University of Wisconsin Law School, 1974; B.A.: Emory
University
Appointed to Bankruptcy Court: 1987
Current Rotational Assignment: Chief Judge
Summary of Career Preceding Judgeship: Trust Officer, Private Practice, Chernov, Croen & Stern, 1980-1987.
Other Pertinent Biographical Data: Co-Author, Marital Property Law in Wisconsin (State Bar of Wisconsin); co-Author, Collier Family Law and the Bankruptcy Code (Matthew Bender); frequent lecturer on various marital property and bankruptcy related topics, especially on the inter-relations between family law and the Bankruptcy Code; instructor, seminars sponsored by organizations including the Federal Judicial Center, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, American Bankruptcy Institute, National Judicial College, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, State Bar of Wisconsin and National Child Support Enforcement Association; member, State Bar of Wisconsin, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, American College of Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Institute, National Association of Women Judges, Association for Women Lawyers, Milwaukee Bar Association, Thomas E. Fairchild Inns of Court.
Rules, Policies, Protocol, etc.:
1. Attorneys should fully comply with appropriate discovery requests and do so in a timely manner within the dictates of the statutes, local rules and scheduling orders, or be subject to appropriate sanctions.
2. No trial can be adjourned nor can counsel withdraw from a case without approval of the court.
3. To the extent possible, counsel should mark exhibits in advance. Do not duplicate numbers. Counsel should agree to sequence (e.g. plaintiff’s exhibits begin at #1 and defendants at #300). Do not defer the offer of an exhibit or objections to an offer until the end of trial. If you wish an exhibit received in evidence, move it as soon as the foundation has been laid. If either party believes an exhibit should be received with some limitation, this issue should be raised at the time of the offer.
4. Review other chambers policies and procedures at www.wieb.uscourts.gov.
Education:
J.D. Conferred: Cornell Law School, 1989
Appointed to Bankruptcy Court: 2005
Summary of Career Preceding Judgeship: Private practice, 1997-2005; Marquette University Law School, adjunct professor, 1999-2003; Eastern District of Wisconsin, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1994-1997; Northern District of Illinois, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1990-1994; Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, clerk for Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr., 1989-1990.
Other Pertinent Biographical Data: Past-president, Milwaukee Bar Association; board member, Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association; chairperson, State Bar Board of Governors, 2004-2005.
Education:
J.D. Conferred: Harvard Law School, 1954
Appointed to Bankruptcy Court: 1982; Chief Judge, 2000; reappointed: 2000
Summary of Career Preceding Judgeship: Court commissioner, Milwaukee County, 1969-1978; Private practice, 1956-1982; military service, U.S. Army, 1954-1956.
Other Pertinent Biographical Data: Member, State Bar of Wisconsin (past director, State Bar Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Creditors’ Rights Section); member, Milwaukee Bar Association (past chair, Bankruptcy Section); past chair, Seventh Circuit Sub-Committee on Appellate Bankruptcy Judge Panels; member, Village of Bayside Board of Appeals, 1969-1977; director, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, 1969-1977.