Location:

• 411 West Fourth Street, Suite 5041 / Courtroom 5A 
  Santa Ana, CA 92701-4593
• Chambers: (714) 338-5440
  Courtroom Deputy: (714) 338-5360
  Court Recorder Contact: (714) 338-5361

Appointment(s):

• Appointed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals May 2, 1994;
• Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, 2004-2007;
• Reappointed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. May 2, 2008. Current term expires May 1, 2022.

Education:

• Loyola Marymount University, B.A.,
• Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, J.D.,

Career Record:

• Law Clerk to Hon. Marcus M. Kaufman, California Court of Appeal, 1982-1983;
• Law Clerk to Hon. Peter M. Elliott, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1983-1985;
• Associate, McKittrick, Jackson, DeMarco & Peckenpaugh, Newport Beach, CA 1985-1987;
• Associate/Partner, Lobel, Winthrop & Broker, Irvine, CA 1987-1994.

Professional Memberships:

• National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, 1994 - present
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Orange County Chapter; Judicial Advisory Council Memeber, 2007 - present
• American Bankruptcy Institute; Associate Editor of ABI Law Journal, 2000 - present
• Financial Lawyers Conference, Los Angeles, Board of Governors, 1995-1998
• Turnaround Management Association, National Board of Directors, 1995-1998
• Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, president, 1993-1994.

United States Bankruptcy Court
Central District of California