Bankruptcy News

1. Building Diversity on the Bankruptcy Bench

   At a national diversity forum, federal judges sought to demystify the workings of the bankruptcy bench as a way to encourage law students and attorneys to take an interest in the practice area.

2. 2019 Director’s Awards Presented for Leadership, Excellence, Bravery

   Employees from 10 federal courts have received the 2019 Director’s Awards, which recognize outstanding performance, innovation, and dedication by employees throughout the Judiciary each year.

3. Double Duty: Reflections of an Army General and Clerk of Court

   In honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, Marcia M. Anderson shares her rare perspective on military and civilian service. 

4. Bankruptcy Filings Increase Slightly

   Bankruptcy filings increased by 0.4 percent for the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2019, compared with cases for the year ending Sept. 30, 2018, according to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. 

5. Just the Facts: A Look Back at the Role of Federal Courts in the Foreclosure Crisis

   The newest installment of Just the Facts examines foreclosure filings in U.S. district courts during the Great Recession of December 2007 to June 2009 and the subsequent recovery period.

6. Carolyn King: ‘Reluctant Judge’ Excelled as Leader

   By her own admission, Carolyn Dineen King, who in 1979 joined an historic class of 23 women jurists, was not committed to being a lawyer when she entered law school in 1959.   

7. Federal Circuit Honored for Innovation in Training

   The Clerk’s Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has received the 2019 W. Edwards Deming Outstanding Training Award. The award is granted annually to innovative federal agencies by Graduate School USA.  

8. Stephanie Seymour: Judge From Historic Class Learned Independence Early

   Judge Stephanie Kulp Seymour, who joined a historic class of women judges when she was appointed in 1979 to the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, was encouraged early on by her parents to be an independent thinker.  

9. Barbara Crabb: ‘My Parents Taught Me I Could Be Anything I Wanted to Be’

   District Judge Barbara Brandriff Crabb, of the Western District of Wisconsin, had a potential head start on a legal career. Her uncle, father, and grandfather all had law degrees, and as a child, “my parents taught me I could be anything I wanted to be.”

10. Chief Justice Names Conference Committee Chairs

    Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., has named five new chairs of Judicial Conference committees and extended the terms of seven current chairs by one year. The appointments are effective on Oct. 1, 2019.