Hon. William H. Brown

United States Bankruptcy Judge (Retired)

TN
USA

Class: X (1999)Circuit: Sixth

Education

Middle Tennessee State University, M.A. (1967)
University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif (1972)
Admitted to Tennessee Bar (1972)

Professional Career

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Tennessee (1987-06)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit (1999-02)
Associate Professor of Law, University of Mississippi College of Law (1985-87)
Associate Professor of Law, University of Wyoming College of Law (1984-85)
Private practice, Jackson, Tennessee (1973-87)

Affiliations

Tennessee Bar Foundation, Fellow
America Inn of Court, Master
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges
American Bankruptcy Institute, Board of Directors

Publications

The American Bankruptcy Law Journal 1998-02 Assistant editor
Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 1989- Contributing editor
Bankruptcy and Domestic Relations Manual West Publishing Co. Author
2005 Bankruptcy Reform Legislation with Analysis West Publishing Co. Co-author
"Political and Ethical Considerations of Exemption Limitations, The 'Opt-Out' as Child of the First and Parent of the Second," The American Bankruptcy Law Journal Spring 1997
When Worlds Collide: Bankruptcy and Its Impact on Domestic Relations and Family Law American Bankruptcy Institute 1997 Co-author
Bankruptcy Exemption Manual West Publishing Co. Co-author
Bankruptcy Jury Manual West Publishing Co. Co-author
Tennessee Debtor-Creditor Law and Practice West Publishing Co. Co-author
West's Legal Forms-Debtor and Creditor Relations 3rd ed., West Publishing Co. Co-author

Awards

Woodrow Wilson Fellow
Chancellor Charles A. Rond, Outstanding Jurist Award (1995)
National Conference Bankruptcy Judges, Excellence in Education Award (2011)
Thomson Reuters and ABI, Judge William Norton Judicial Excellence Award (2012)
National Association Consumer Bankruptcy, Champion of Consumer Rights Award (2012)