Christopher Klein

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Christopher Klein
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Prior offices:
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California
Years in office: 1988 - 2016
Education
Bachelor's
Brown University
Law
University of Chicago
Graduate
Brown University


Christopher Klein is a recalled federal bankruptcy judge for the United States bankruptcy court, Eastern District of California. He was first appointed in 1988 and served as an active judge until his retirement on February 8, 2016. He has served as a recalled bankruptcy judge.[1][2]

Education

Klein earned both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Brown University, and a J.D. as well as an MBA from the University of Chicago.[3]

Career

Prior to joining the court, Klein served for 10 years as an artillery officer and a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps. He then took a position as a trial attorney with the Department of Justice, later transitioning to private practice at the law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. From there, Klein took up employment as Deputy General Counsel of Litigation at the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.

During his tenure on the bench, Klein was appointed to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit for a period of 10 years.[1]

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