U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Career Highlights: Appointed U.S. bankruptcy judge, Central District of California, 2012; associate, senior associate, counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Costa Mesa and Los Angeles, 2000-11; associate, Winthrop Couchot PC, Newport Beach, 1998-2000; law clerk for U.S. Bankruptcy Judges Robert Alberts, James N. Barr, Lynne Riddle and John J. Wilson, Central District of California, 1996-98
Law School: Boston College Law School
Career Highlights: Appointed U.S. bankruptcy judge, Central District of California, 2012; associate, senior associate, counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Costa Mesa and Los Angeles, 2000-11; associate, Winthrop Couchot PC, Newport Beach, 1998-2000; law clerk for U.S. Bankruptcy Judges Robert Alberts, James N. Barr, Lynne Riddle and John J. Wilson, Central District of California, 1996-98
Law School: Boston College Law School
RIVERSIDE -- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mark D. Houle sees himself as more a thinker than a doer, which he says lends itself to being a jurist. "My childhood was more about reading than arguing at the family table," he said.
Before being appointed to the bench in 2012, Houle spent 14 years representing debtors and creditors. He enjoyed working in private practice, remembering it as a challenging and rewarding experience, b... (continued)
