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Chief Bankruptcy Judge, since
January 1, 2012
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Tennessee, 1976
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Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee,
1976 J.D.
Honors: Order of the CoifBrown University, Providence, Rhode Island,
1973 B.A. |
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| The American Bankruptcy Law Journal (Assistant Editor) (1990-91)
Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser (Managing Editor), Callaghan & Co.
Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice (Contributing Editor),Vol. 3 Callaghan & Co. (Chapter 13)
CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY, 3D EDITION (Bankruptcy Press 2000, Supp. 2006 & Supp. 2007-1, ch13online.com (forthcoming) |
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| Faculty, Federal Judicial Center,
1983
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Faculty, Watkins Paralegal Institute,
1980
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1984Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University,
1979
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1988Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Law,
1989
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1990Adjunct Professor, Tennessee State University,
1978Visiting Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law |
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Sierra Club MemberTrout Unlimited MemberTennessee Bar Association MemberNational Bankruptcy Conference MemberEndowment for Education Board of TrusteesBrown University Alumni Association MemberTennessee Trial Lawyers Association MemberNational Conference of Bankruptcy Judges MemberNational Association of Chapter 13 Trustees MemberNashville Bar Association Member, Bankruptcy CommitteeAmerican Cancer Society Member, Wine Auction Committee |
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| Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Sixth Circuit, Judge,
1997
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1999United States Bankruptcy Court, Designated Judge, Eastern District of Tennessee,
1988
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1991United States Bankruptcy Court, Designated Judge, District of Maryland,
1987United States Bankruptcy Court, Designated Judge, District of Kansas,
1985Waddey, Lundin & Newport, Nashville,
1980
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1982Chambers & Wiseman, Nashville, Tennessee,
1977
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1980Chief Judge Harry Phillips, United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, Law Clerk,
1976
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Phi Beta Kappa
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1951
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