U.S. bankruptcy judge
Career Highlights: Appointed U.S. bankruptcy judge, Southern District of California, 2008, and reappointed 2021, chief judge, 2012-19; judge, 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, 2012-22, chief judge, 2019-22; partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Diego, 1998-2007; pro bono lawyer, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program's Special Education Project, 1995-98; partner, associate, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, San Diego, 1983-95
Law School: Duke University Law School
Career Highlights: Appointed U.S. bankruptcy judge, Southern District of California, 2008, and reappointed 2021, chief judge, 2012-19; judge, 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, 2012-22, chief judge, 2019-22; partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Diego, 1998-2007; pro bono lawyer, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program's Special Education Project, 1995-98; partner, associate, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, San Diego, 1983-95
Law School: Duke University Law School
Two months into senior status, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laura S. Taylor does not feel like much has changed. "Ask me in a year," she said, explaining that she has kept larger, more active cases until a new judge joins the court in San Diego.
When Taylor was appointed in 2008, it was the first bankruptcy judgeship available in two decades. "I quickly decided that I wasn't going to generally apply for a judgeship," she said... (continued)
