Hon. Michael F. Thomson

Hon. Michael F. Thomson is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Utah in Salt Lake City, appointed on Nov. 1, 2025. Previously, he had worked in private practice for more than 25 years and focused on navigating complex bankruptcy and receivership proceedings, out-of-court restructurings and related litigation. Judge Thomson was a chapter 7 and subchapter V trustee in the District of Utah, served as a chapter 11 trustee, and represented creditors, distressed companies, chapter 7 and 11 trustees, and court-appointed receivers in virtually all aspects of the workout, restructuring and liquidation process, including litigation and appeals. He is a Fellow with the American College of Bankruptcy and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy), Super Lawyers magazine, Mountain States Super Lawyers (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights) and Utah Business magazine’s “Legal Elite” (Bankruptcy/Workout). He also was rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. Judge Thomson received his J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law, where he was an articles editor of the Utah Law Review and a William H. Leary Scholar.