Charles G. Case II is a Federal Bankruptcy Court

United States bankruptcy court

United States bankruptcy courts are courts created under Article I of the United States Constitution. They function as units of the district courts and have subject-matter jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases. The federal district courts have original and exclusive jurisdiction over all cases arising...

 Judge for the United States bankruptcy court, District of Arizona

United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona is the United States bankruptcy court in Arizona; it is associated with the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.-Judges:* James Marlar, Chief Judge* Redfield T. Baum...

. He was appointed on January 5, 1994 and reappointed on January 5, 2009.

Education

Judge Case graduated cum laude from Harvard University with his Bachelor of Arts degree. Later he graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University College of Law with his Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

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Legal career

From 1975 to 1988, Case practiced with the law firm of Lewis and Roca in Phoenix. Before his appointment in 1994 he was a member of the Phoenix law firm of Meyer, Hendricks, Victor, Osborn & Maledon, P.A., where he concentrated in bankruptcy, Chapter 11 reorganizations, secured transactions and commercial litigation.

Positions and memberships

Case is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and a member of the American Law Institute, the International Insolvency Institute, the International Exchange of Experience in Insolvency, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He was also the President of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges and a former member of the Board of the Harvard Alumni Association.