Mike Nakagawa
Mike K. Nakagawa is a federal bankruptcy judge for the United States bankruptcy court, District of Nevada. He was appointed on September 1, 2006, and his current term will expire on August 31, 2034.[1][2] In August 2020, Nakagawa was reappointed to a second 14-year term.[3]
Education
Nakagawa earned a bachelor's degree from the University of the Pacific and a J.D. from the University of California at Davis.[4]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Nakagawa began his legal career as a federal law clerk to Chief Judge Philip C. Wilkins of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. He entered private practice in 1984 as a partner at the law firm of Cooper, Nakagawa & Briseno, and then transitioned his practice to the law firm of Nakagawa & Rico where he remained until he was called to the bench. He focused his practice at both firms on bankruptcy and business-related litigation matters.
In addition to his law firm service, Nakagawa taught bankruptcy law classes at an adjunct law professor at McGeorge School of Law and Lincoln Law School from 1995 until 2005.[5]
See also
- United States bankruptcy court, District of Nevada
- United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
External links
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Officeholder United States Bankruptcy Court District of Nevada |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Third Branch, Judicial Milestones: October 2006
- ↑ United States Bankruptcy Court District of Nevada: Public Notices
- ↑ United States Bankruptcy Court, "U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mike K. Nakagawa of the District of Nevada Reappointed," August 12, 2020
- ↑ Judge Profile: Mike K. Nakagawa
- ↑ United States Bankruptcy Court District of Nevada: Chief Judge Mike K. Nakagawa
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Nevada • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Nevada
State courts:
Nevada Supreme Court • Nevada Court of Appeals • Nevada District Courts • Nevada Justice Courts • Nevada Municipal Courts • Clark County Family Court, Nevada
State resources:
Courts in Nevada • Nevada judicial elections • Judicial selection in Nevada
