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    Judge Teresa Pearson Joins the Bankruptcy Bench

    On October 4, 2021, Teresa Pearson was sworn in as the newest bankruptcy judge for the District of Oregon.  Judge Pearson succeeds Judge Trish M. Brown. Judge Brown swore in her successor in a short ceremony in Courtroom 2 at the Bankruptcy Court in Portland.  The event was broadcast on Zoom for chambers and court employees working remotely. Judge Trish M. Brown retired on October 2 and is now on recall. Judge Pearson is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and received  a Juris Doctor, with honors, from Duke University School of Law.  She became a partner at Miller, Nash, Graham & Dunn LLP (formerly…