Hon. Brenda Moody Whinery

Hon. Brenda Moody Whinery is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Arizona in Tucson, swornin on Feb. 1, 2013. Previously, she was with the Phoenix law firm of Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite, where she practiced in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors? rights and real estate, primarily representing institutional clients and unsecured creditors? committees. She also co-chaired the firm?s bankruptcy practice group. In 1998, Judge Whinery became the U.S. Trustee for the District of Arizona, and during her tenure also served as the Acting U.S. Trustee for New Mexico, Southern California, Hawaii, Guamand the Northern Mariana Islands. In 2002, she returned to private practice and joined the firm of Mesch, Clark & Rothschild in Tucson. As a shareholder at Mesch, Clark & Rothschild, her practice was concentrated in commercial bankruptcy reorganization matters, representing debtors, creditors? committees and chapter 11 trustees, and she also served as a chapter 11 trustee. In addition, she was also active inthe firm?s management, serving on the management committee and as president of the corporate entity.Judge Whinery is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. She is also a member of the NationalConference of Bankruptcy Judges and sits on the Endowment for Education Committee and the NinthCircuit Pro Se Litigation Committee. Judge Whinery is a 1982 graduate of the University of Arizona and received her J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1985, where she served as a writer and editor on the Arizona Law Review.