Career Highlights: Reappointed to a second 14-year term, October 2024; appointed chief judge, Jan. 1, 2023; appointed to a 14-year term on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, 2010; adjunct assistant professor of law, University of California College of Law (formerly UC Hastings,) San Francisco, 2009-22; assistant U.S. attorney, civil division, San Francisco, 2002-10; trial attorney, U.S. Trustee's Office, San Francisco, 1995-2002; associate, Lillick & Charles, 1992-95; associate, Morrison& Foerster LLP, San Francisco, 1989-92
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law
SAN JOSE — After he began his tenure as chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, Stephen L. Johnson’s “first order of business was to reorganize caseloads.”
The first thing that happened was an unplanned retirement of one of the judges, he said, The district remains three judges short of its authorized nine positions, he said. “I am really grateful everybody stepped up,” he said. “The bar... (continued)
