Edward D. Jellen
Edward D. Jellen was a judge for the United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of California. He was appointed in January, 1987 and was appointed Chief Bankruptcy Judge in January 1997 and continued as chief until December 2003.[1]
He served until January 31, 2012 and was succeeded by Mary Elaine Hammond.[2]
Education
Judge Jellen attended the University of California at Berkeley for a bachelor's degree in economics, graduating in December of 1967. In 1971, he received his J.D. from the University of California School of Law, Boalt Hall.[1]
Professional career
Practice
Judge Jellen worked for the Bank of America NT & SA Legal Dept. from 1972 to 1978. He went into private practice, including law offices of Edward D. Jellen, San Francisco, specializing in bankruptcy, insolvency, and commercial law from 1978 to 1986.[1]
Extracurricular
- Chair, Ninth Circuit Conference of Chief Bankruptcy Judges (2002 - 2003)
- Chair, Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Judge Education Committee (1997)
- Chair, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, San Francisco Bar Association (1981-1982)
- Appointed Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School (Spring 2002 and 2003 semesters)
- Appointed Lecturer, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (Fall 2006 and 2007 semesters.)
- Member, Rotary Club of Oakland[1]
Work as an author
- Co-author, Recent Developments in Business Bankruptcy, (annually, 1996-2006), California Bankruptcy Journal[1]
External Link
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
