Hon. Julie A. Manning

Hon. Julie A. Manning is the Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Connecticut in Bridgeport,initially sworn in on Sept. 9, 2013, and named Chief Judge on Sept. 9, 2014. Prior to her appointment,she was in private practice for 25 years, representing corporations, partnerships, financial institutionsand insurance companies in bankruptcy and commercial litigation cases throughout the U.S. From 1999\nuntil her judicial appointment, she was a partner with the law firm of Shipman & Goodwin, LLP, where she chaired the firm?s Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights Group, co-chaired the firm?s Finance and Investment Practice Group, and was a member of the firm?s Partnership Review Committee and Compensation Committee. As a practicing attorney, Judge Manning was listed in the Bar Register of PreeminentWomen Lawyers, was repeatedly named a Connecticut Super Lawyer and New England Super Lawyer, and was listed as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights. She is a member of ABI, the Connecticut Bar Association and the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, for which she serves on its Public Outreach Committee and Endowment for EducationBoard. During law school, Judge Manning clerked with the Office of the U.S. Trustee. She received herB.A. from Fairfield University and her J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law.