U.S. Bankruptcy Court (San Diego)
Career Highlights: Appointed chief judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, 2019, retired April 2024; judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, 2010-19; partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, 2008-10; shareholder, chair, Heller Ehrman LLP, 2003-08; partner, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, 1989-2003; associate, Luce Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, 1984-89
Law School: USC Gould School of Law, 1981
Career Highlights: Appointed chief judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, 2019, retired April 2024; judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, 2010-19; partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, 2008-10; shareholder, chair, Heller Ehrman LLP, 2003-08; partner, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, 1989-2003; associate, Luce Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, 1984-89
Law School: USC Gould School of Law, 1981
By Pat Broderick
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO - When Margaret M. Mann assumed her position as a judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in 2010, it was, she noted, "absolutely the nadir of the economy," with bankruptcy filings reaching unprecedented levels.
"I stepped into the caseload and economic challenges, as well as systems failures," Mann said, seated in her chambers in downtown San Diego. "We were on the cutting edge of... (continued)
