B.S. in Engineering and J.D., UCLA.
United States Bankruptcy Judge (1974-present).
Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Central District of California (2003-2006).
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (1988-2001); Chief Judge BAP (1999-2001).
Faculty, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, D.C., instructing bankruptcy judgesthroughout the United States (1977-present)
Author, Bankruptcy Evidence Manual (1987-present).
American Bar Association’s Franklin N. Flaschner Judicial Award, outstanding judge in the United States in a trial court of special jurisdiction (1987).
Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Services’ Emil Gumpert Judicial ADR award (2000).
Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Outstanding Jurist Award (2004).
Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors Lifetime Achievement Award in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Field (2008).
San Fernando Valley Bar Association’s Stanley Mosk Legacy of Justice Award (2009).
Thomson Reuters and American Bankruptcy Institute — William L. Norton, Jr., Judicial Excellence Award (2013).
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