Hon. Scott H. Gan

Scott H. Gan is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Arizona in Tucson, appointed on Sept. 11, 2014. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he had been a shareholder and partner since 1993 with the law firm of Mesch, Clark & Rothschild, P.C., where he was a chair of the firm's Appellate Practice Section and a member of the firm's Bankruptcy Section. He joined the firm as an associate in 1986. Judge Gan began his legal career as an attorney with the Pima County (Arizona) Office of the Public Defender, then briefly joined a firm that represented claimants before the Social Security Administration and the Arizona Industrial Commission. He received his B.A. from the University of Arizona in 1977 and his J.D. from the UA James E. Rogers College of Law in 1980.