William T. Thurman
William Thomas Thurman was a bankruptcy court judge for the District of Utah. Judge Thurman was sworn in as a United States bankruptcy judge on September 4, 2001, and he retired from active service on the court on September 3, 2015. The United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit recalled Thurman for a three-year term.[1][2][3]
Education and early life
Thurman was born in Washington, D.C., and his family moved to Utah in 1951. Judge Thurman received his undergraduate degree from University of Utah in 1971 and his J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law in 1974.[1]
Career
From 1974 until 2001, Thurman practiced with the firm of McKay, Burton & Thurman. In 1975 he was appointed as a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee and served in that capacity until 1982. He is admitted to practice before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals as well as the United States Supreme Court. Beginning with the 1980s, his practice consisted primarily of representing business and personal debtors and creditors in complex Chapter 7 cases and business debtors in Chapter 13 cases.[1]
See also
- United States bankruptcy court, District of Utah
- United States District Court for the District of Utah
- United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 William Thomas Thurman Biography
- ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah bankruptcy judge named chief of appellate panel," February 10, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, "Honorable Janice Karlin Appointed Chief of the Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel," accessed September 15, 2017
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Utah • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Utah
State courts:
Utah Supreme Court • Utah Court of Appeals • Utah District Courts • Utah Juvenile Courts • Utah Justice Courts
State resources:
Courts in Utah • Utah judicial elections • Judicial selection in Utah
