Judge
Bankruptcy
USBC Northern District of California
Oakland
Courtroom/Floor:
220
1300 Clay St #300
Oakland , CA 94612
(510) 879-3600
Judge
Bankruptcy
9th U.S. Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
U.S. Court of Appeals Building
125 S Grand Ave
Pasadena , CA 91105
(626) 229-7220
Career Highlights: Appointed to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, 2011; attorney, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin PC, 1987-2011; clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas E. Carlson, 1985-87 Law School: UC Hastings College of Law, 1985
UC Hastings College of Law, 1985
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Furthering the Practice | Northern District of California (San Francisco) | Apr. 29, 2021 | 
| William J. Lafferty | U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge, Northern District (Oakland) | Aug. 4, 2011 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
In re: Carole D. King
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Dec. 5, 2024 | 
| 
In re: 450 S. Western Avenue
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Nov. 30, 2021 | 
| 
In re: Thomas A. Perez
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Jul. 8, 2021 | 
| 
In re Anderson
 affirmed 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Mar. 2, 2021 | 
| 
In re Shawne Merriman
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Jul. 23, 2020 | 
| 
In re: Jesslyn Renee Anderson
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Mar. 30, 2020 | 
| 
In re: Teina Mari Lionetti
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Mar. 13, 2020 | 
| 
In re: Maria A. Basave de Guillen
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Sep. 4, 2019 | 
| 
In re Gwendolyn Washington
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Aug. 6, 2019 | 
| 
In re: Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Inc.
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Aug. 29, 2018 | 
| 
Curtis v. Shpak (In re Curtis)
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Aug. 22, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Furthering the Practice | Northern District of California (San Francisco) | Apr. 29, 2021 | 
| William J. Lafferty | U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge, Northern District (Oakland) | Aug. 4, 2011 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
In re: Carole D. King
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Dec. 5, 2024 | 
| 
In re: 450 S. Western Avenue
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Nov. 30, 2021 | 
| 
In re: Thomas A. Perez
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Jul. 8, 2021 | 
| 
In re Anderson
 affirmed 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Mar. 2, 2021 | 
| 
In re Shawne Merriman
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Jul. 23, 2020 | 
| 
In re: Jesslyn Renee Anderson
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Mar. 30, 2020 | 
| 
In re: Teina Mari Lionetti
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Mar. 13, 2020 | 
| 
In re: Maria A. Basave de Guillen
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Sep. 4, 2019 | 
| 
In re Gwendolyn Washington
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Aug. 6, 2019 | 
| 
In re: Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Inc.
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Aug. 29, 2018 | 
| 
Curtis v. Shpak (In re Curtis)
 author 
 | 
Bankruptcy | Aug. 22, 2017 | 
