Judge Edward D. Jellen

Education:
  • University of California at Berkeley, A.B. Economics (December 1967)
  • University of California School of Law, Boalt Hall J.D. (1971)
Appointed:
  • United States Bankruptcy Judge Northern District of California (Oakland Division) (January, 1987 - present)
  • Appointed Chief Bankruptcy Judge (January 1997 - December 2003)
Practice:
  • Bank of America NT & SA Legal Dept. (1972-1978)
  • Private practice, including law offices of Edward D. Jellen, San Francisco, specializing in bankruptcy, insolvency, and commercial law (1978-1986).
Extracurricular:
  • Chair, Ninth Circuit Conference of Chief Bankruptcy Judges (2002 - 2003)
  • Chair, Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Judge Education Committee (1997)
  • Chair, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, San Francisco Bar Association (1981-1982)
  • Appointed Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School (Spring 2002 and 2003 semesters)
  • Appointed Lecturer, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (Fall 2006 and 2007 semesters.)
  • Member, Rotary Club of Oakland

    Paul Harris Fellow;

    Recipient: Four Avenues of Service Award (1998);

    Recipient: Dan Lasar Exemplary Service Award (2002-2003);

    Board of Directors (2002-03)

    Club President (2008-2009 Centennial Year)

Publications: Co-author, Recent Developments in Business Bankruptcy, (annually, 1996-2006), California Bankruptcy Journal
Judge Jellen