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Sarah Sharer Curley

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Sarah Sharer Curley
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Prior offices:
United States Bankruptcy Court District of Arizona
Education
Bachelor's
Mount Holyoke College
Law
New York Law School


Sarah Sharer Curley was a federal bankruptcy court judge for the United States bankruptcy court, District of Arizona. She was first appointed in 1986, and reappointed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to a second 14-year term in 2000.[1] She was chief judge of the District of Arizona from 2001 to 2005.[2] She retired in June 2014.[3]

Education

Curley received a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and a J.D. from New York Law School.[2]

Career

Judge Curley was an associate attorney with Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen in New York City, concentrating in the areas of bankruptcy and complex litigation.[2]

Awards and associations

Awards

  • NAWJ Justice Vaino Spencer Leadership Award
  • NAWJ Lexis/Nexis Scholarship Award for best new project proposal
  • Maricopa Chapter Award[2]

Associations

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Footnotes

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