Hon. Thomas M. Horan

Hon. Thomas M. Horan is U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Delaware in Wilmington, appointed in 2023. He previously practiced law in Wilmington for 18 years, focusing on financial restructuring and bankruptcy litigation. Most recently, Judge Horan had been a member of the Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring group at Cozen O?Connor, a national firm headquartered in Philadelphia with a Wilmington office. His national practice included representing debtors and official unsecured creditor committees in complex chapter 11 proceedings, and he represented secured creditors and other parties in litigation. He also frequently provided opinion letters on commercial transactions and represented parties before the state?s Court of Chancery and Superior Court. Last year, Judge Horan was named to Lawdragon?s list of the Top 500 U.S. bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers. He also serves on ABI?s Board of Directors. Judge Horan received his B.A. in 1989 and his M.A. in 1992 from Fordham University, and his J.D. cum laude from St. John?s University School of Law in 2002, where he was executive notes and comments editor for the ABI Law Review.