Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 18, 2026
9th Circuit appoints Cara Masako Porter as bankruptcy judge
Judge Cara Masako Porter has a background in tax, government litigation and bankruptcy law.
Cara Masako Porter has joined the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appointed Porter to a 14-year term that began Aug. 13. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Stephen L. Johnson administered the oath, and Porter will keep chambers in Oakland.
Porter, who will be the court's first Japanese Korean American judge, said she was honored to join the Northern District bankruptcy bench and is grateful for the confidence p...
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