U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California (San Jose)
Career Highlights: Appointed chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, Jan. 1, 2023; U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge, 2010-23; adjunct assistant professor of law, University of California College of Law (formerly UC Hastings,) San Francisco, 2009-22; assistant U.S. attorney, civil division, San Francisco, 2002-10; trial attorney, U.S. Trustee's Office, San Francisco, 1995-2002; associate, Lillick & Charles, 1992-95; associate, Morrison& Foerster LLP, San Francisco, 1989-92
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law
Career Highlights: Appointed chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, Jan. 1, 2023; U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge, 2010-23; adjunct assistant professor of law, University of California College of Law (formerly UC Hastings,) San Francisco, 2009-22; assistant U.S. attorney, civil division, San Francisco, 2002-10; trial attorney, U.S. Trustee's Office, San Francisco, 1995-2002; associate, Lillick & Charles, 1992-95; associate, Morrison& Foerster LLP, San Francisco, 1989-92
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law
By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN JOSE - U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stephen L. Johnson has always been good with numbers.
He brought those calculating skills to a job as a certified public accountant, but found it too dry.
He thought law might be more interesting, and was quickly tugged towards the bankruptcy practice at Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco when he finished at UC Hastings College of the Law.
"I was... (continued)
