Hon. Robert J. Kressel

Retired United States Bankruptcy Judge

Current Position

U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Minnesota
3312 St. Paul Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55416
USA

Tel: 612-927-9827

Class: XII (2001)Circuit: Eighth

Education

University of Notre Dame, A.B. (Mathematics) (1969)
Harvard Law School, J.D. (1972)

Professional Career

Judge (1982-2021); Chief Judge (1986-93), U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Judge (1996-2017); Chief Judge (2003-13), Eighth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules (1994-00)
Assistant U.S. Trustee, U.S. Trustee's Office, Districts of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota (1981-82)
Bankruptcy Analyst, U.S. Trustee's Office, Districts of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota (1979-82)
Private Practice, (1972-1979)

Affiliations

American Bankruptcy Institute
Federal Bar Association
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges

Publications

"Save the Adverb," Bench & Bar, Illinois State Bar Association, Vol. 40, No. 6 Apr 2010
"Tardy Claims: The Congressional Solution to the Hausladen Problem," Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser Jan 1995
"Calculating the Present Value of Deferred Payments Under a Chapter 12 Plan: A New Twist to an Old Problem," 62 Am. Bankr. L. J. 313 1988