Hon. Anita L. Shodeen

Hon. Anita L. Shodeen is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Iowa in Des Moines, appointed on Aug. 26, 2009. Upon graduation law school, she clerked for Hon. Jerry Larson of the Iowa Supreme Court. As a practicing lawyer, Judge Shodeen focused primarily on bankruptcy, debtor/creditor and transactional issues. She also served as a chapter 7 trustee and chapter 12 trustee for the Southern District of Iowa. She currently serves on the Eighth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and is an associate editor for the American Bankruptcy Law Journal. Judge Shodeen previously served on the Board of Governors for the National Association of Bankruptcy Judges and for two terms as a member of the Judicial Resources Committee of the Judicial Conference. She has also been an adjunct professor at Drake University Law School. Her professional memberships include the American College of Bankruptcy, ABI, the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges and the Federal Bar Association. Judge Shodeen received her J.D. in 1985 from Drake University Law School.