U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California (San Diego)
Career Highlights: Appointed chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, November 2022; U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge, Southern District of California, 2012-2022; assistant U.S. attorney, San Diego, 2008-12; of counsel, associate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1993-2008; law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Earl B. Gilliam, San Diego, 1992-93
Law School: Yale Law School
Career Highlights: Appointed chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, November 2022; U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge, Southern District of California, 2012-2022; assistant U.S. attorney, San Diego, 2008-12; of counsel, associate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1993-2008; law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Earl B. Gilliam, San Diego, 1992-93
Law School: Yale Law School
By Pat Broderick
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO - Christopher B. Latham had every intention of becoming a lawyer until he was drawn unexpectedly to anthropology while a student at UC Irvine.
He then continued his academic passion as a graduate student, enrolling in a doctoral program at Yale University.
"I was just amazed," Latham said, seated in his chambers at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in downtown San Diego. "Anthropology h... (continued)
