Laura S. Taylor
2036
Laura Taylor is a judge on the United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of California. She was appointed to the court on January 10, 2008, and reappointed to a second term on November 17, 2021. She served as chief judge from October 2012 to September 2019. Taylor's current term will expire on January 9, 2036.[1][2][3]
Education
Judge Taylor earned her bachelor's degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her J.D. from Duke University.[4]
Career
Judge Taylor began her career in 1983 as an associate practicing in the Finance and Bankruptcy Group at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. In 1995, she left the firm and founded the Special Education Project of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program. She practiced pro bono for a period of three years before returning to the firm, where she served as a partner from 1998 until shortly before she was appointed as a judge.
In late 2012, at the same time Judge Taylor was elevated to the position of Chief Judge, she was appointed for a seven-year term on the Ninth Circuit's Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.[5]
See also
- United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of California
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ United States Judicial Branch, Third Branch News: 2/12/2012
- ↑ U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, "Bankruptcy judges," accessed March 27, 2017
- ↑ United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit, "Court of Appeals Reappoints Bankruptcy Judge Laura S. Taylor to Southern District of California," November 17, 2021
- ↑ Judge Profile: Laura S. Taylor
- ↑ Personal Website: Judge Laura S. Taylor Biography
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
