Central District of California (Woodland Hills)
Career Highlights: Appointed chief judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 2019; judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District, 2003-19; U.S. trustee, Office of the U. S. Trustee for the Central District of California, 1998-2003; assistant U.S. Attorney, Department of Justice, 1988-98; associate, Sullivan & Cromwell, 1986-88
Law School: Rutgers Law School, 1984
Career Highlights: Appointed chief judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 2019; judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District, 2003-19; U.S. trustee, Office of the U. S. Trustee for the Central District of California, 1998-2003; assistant U.S. Attorney, Department of Justice, 1988-98; associate, Sullivan & Cromwell, 1986-88
Law School: Rutgers Law School, 1984
Maureen A. Tighe had a plan when she was named chief U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Central District of California nearly three years ago.
Tighe had prioritized four issues that the court would focus on during her tenure: Enabling broad access to people in need of bankruptcy relief, ensuring fair and effective operations, facilitating communication and collaboration in a sizable and geographically complex district and implementin... (continued)
