Hon. Phillip J. Shefferly

Hon. Phillip J. Shefferly (Ret.) is a retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit. Judge Shefferly was appointed in March, 2003, reappointed in March, 2017 and retired in January, 2021. Judge Shefferly served as the Chief Judge for his court from April 25, 2009, to April 25, 2020. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Shefferly worked in private practice, focusing on business reorganizations and chapter 11 cases. Judge Shefferly currently serves as a lecturer at the University of Michigan Law School and as an arbitrator and mediator at JAMS, Adr., Inc. Judge Shefferly is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and a frequent writer and speaker for ABI, the Federal Bar Association and the Consumer Bankruptcy Association. Judge Shefferly received his B.A. from the University of Michigan with high distinction in 1976 and his J.D. magna cum laude from Wayne State University Law School in 1979.

Hon. Phillip J. Shefferly