As reported on the BK Ct Web page:

http://www.casb.uscourts.gov/html/bulletinbd.htm

N E W S R E L E A S E
December 15, 2009 Contact: Katherine Monterola, (415) 355-8800
Court of Appeals Appoints New Bankruptcy
Judge for Southern District of California
SAN FRANCISCO — Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit today announced the appointment of San Diego attorney Margaret M. Mann to
serve as a judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California.
Ms. Mann will fill a judgeship now held by Bankruptcy Judge James W. Meyers, who will retire
on February 28, 2010. The appointment is contingent upon successful completion of background
clearances.
Ms. Mann, 52, is presently a partner in the San Diego office of Sheppard Mullin Richter &
Hampton, LLP. She has been with the firm since 2008 and represents clients in commercial
transactions, bankruptcy matters, and litigation in state and federal courts. From 2003 to 2008,
Ms. Mann was a shareholder in the San Diego office of Heller Ehrman LLP, where she managed
the firm’s practice group which consisted of 20 attorneys in the U.S. and China. From 1984 to
2003 Ms. Mann was an associate then partner in the San Diego law firm of Luce Forward.
Ms. Mann has represented trustees and secured creditors in real estate and Ponzi scheme cases,
and debtors in large Chapter 11 cases. She has handled pro bono Chapter 7 and 13 cases, and
served as a mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California for
over 10 years.
A Chicago native, Ms. Mann was graduated with distinction from the University of Illinois and
the Tilburg School of Economics in the Netherlands in 1978. She received her J.D. from the
University of Southern California Law School in 1981. She has been a member of the Hale
Moot Court Honors Program and participated in the International Moot Court Competition in
1980. She also served an internship with the Securities and Exchange Commission following her
graduation from USC.
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