Hon. William T. Thurman

Hon. William T. Thurman is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Utah in Salt Lake City, appointed in 2001 and now on recall status, and served as its chief judge. He also is a member and former chief judge of the Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. Judge Thurman served as a member of the U.S. Judicial Conference?s Code of Conduct Committee and as a member of Conference?s Financial Disclosure Committee. He has been active in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, having served on its board and chaired several of its committees. He also has been a frequent speaker for and member of other national and local organizations focusing on lawyer and judicial education and ethical conduct, and he is a Fellow with the American College of Bankruptcy. Prior to his appointment, Judge Thurman was in private practice in Salt Lake City with McKay, Burton & Thurman for 27 years, where he focused on bankruptcy law and served as a panel chapter 7 trustee. He received both his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Utah.