United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York is the United States bankruptcy court within the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Southern District of New York is a major venue for bankruptcy, as it has jurisdiction over the corporate headquarters and major financial institutions located in Manhattan.

Originally, the District Court itself handled bankruptcies; these and admiralty court cases dominated nearly to the exclusion of all other cases, which were primarily handled by a Circuit Court for the District of New York and its successor Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York, until that court was abolished and its cases handled by the District Court as well.[1] The district became widely recognized for its expertise in handling large bankruptcies, leading companies to seek a way to file in this court. Modern examples include the General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization and the Enron and WorldCom bankruptcies.[2]

List of judges

The following is a list of the current bankruptcy judges for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.[3]

JudgeAppointed
Chief Judge Cecelia G. MorrisJuly 1, 2000
Stuart M. BernsteinNovember 22, 1993
Shelley C. ChapmanMarch 5, 2010
Robert D. DrainMay 24, 2002
James L. GarrityFebruary 11, 2015
Martin GlennNovember 30, 2006
Arthur J. GonzalezOctober 10, 1995
Sean H. LaneSeptember 7, 2010
Michael E. WilesFebruary 27, 2015
Mary Kay VyskocilApril 8, 2016

See also

References
  1. Burak, H. Paul (1962-05-01). History of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York (PDF). New York City: Federal Bar Association of New York, New Jersey & Connecticut. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  2. Hals, Tom; Martha Graybow (2009-06-01). "GM bankruptcy forever linked to Harlem dealership". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  3. All information contained here is derived from the official website of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.