Paul George Hyman, Jr. (born September 17, 1952) is a judge for the United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Florida. He was formerly Chief judge.
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| Judge of the United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Florida | |
| Assumed office 2006 | |
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| Born | Paul George Hyman, Jr.[1] September 17, 1952 Miami, Florida |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University (B.A.) University of Miami School of Law (J.D.) |
Early life and education
editHyman received a bachelor's degree in economics from Vanderbilt University in 1974. He received a Juris Doctor in 1977 from the University of Miami School of Law.[2]
Legal career
editHyman was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1977.[1] He began his legal career as an assistant attorney for the Britton Cohen Kaufman & Schantz from 1977 to 1979, practicing commercial litigation. In 1979, he became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. In 1981, he returned to Britton Cohen Kaufman & Schantz, where he represented debtors, creditors and trustees in bankruptcy proceedings.[3]
In 1983, he moved to Denver to join the firm of Holme Roberts & Owens where he continued his bankruptcy practice representing United Bank of Colorado and large corporate debtors in their Chapter 11 proceedings. He became a partner at Holme Roberts in January 1986.
Hyman became a judge of the U.S. bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Florida in 2003.[4] On addition to his tenure on the bankruptcy court,[5] Hyman is the co-chairperson of the Bankruptcy Judicial Liaison Committee and as a member of the Business Law Section's executive council and the Archives and History Committee of the Florida Bar for approximately 15 years.[6][7][8][9]
On January 3, 2018, Hyman retired from the bankruptcy court bench.[10][11] In 2018, the Judicial Council and Chief Bankruptcy Judge Laurel M. Isicoff gave Hyman a three-year term as a recalled bankruptcy judge, effective January 4, 2018, for the purpose of conducting settlement conferences.[12]
Personal life
editHyman was married to Judy Hyman, an attorney who died in 2010. He has two children.[13]
Hyman later married TV commentator and Legal Analyst Kelly Hyman, a former actress.[14][15][16]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lawyer Directory – the Florida Bar".
- ^ "Paul Hyman". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Paul G. Hyman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Judge Paul G. Hyman, Jr. (Recall): About the Judge". United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- ^ McMahon, Paula (18 August 2011). "Lawyer vs. bankruptcy judge spat turns ugly". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Paul George Hyman Jr. Bankruptcy Judge". The Florida Bar. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Florida Court Rules Borrowers Who Surrender Property in Bankruptcy Can't Later Take it Back". Bakerdonelson.com. 14 July 2015.
- ^ "New S. Fla. Bankruptcy Court Chief Warns Of Judge Shortage". Law360. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Florida Bankruptcy Judge Splits with Seventh Circuit on Attorney/Client Privilege". American Bankruptcy Institute. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ Gill, Daniel (May 26, 2017). "Some Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships to Expire May 25". www.bna.com.
- ^ "View From the Bench 2017 - November 2-3, 2017, Luncheon Honoring Retiring Judge Paul G. Hyman". Bankruptcy Bar Association of The Southern District of Florida, Inc. 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Recall Appointment of Judge Paul G. Hyman, Jr. United States Bankruptcy Judge for Service in the Southern District of Florida | Southern District of Florida". United States Bankruptcy Court. January 23, 2018.
- ^ Thompson, Kevin D. (June 16, 2010). "Judy Hyman, lawyer who battled school district, died Tuesday at age 52". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010.
- ^ "From Getting McDonald's with Brad Pitt to Fox News Commentator: How Child Actor Kelly Hyman Entered Politics". People.
- ^ "New Podcast From Kelly Hyman Will Revisit Ronni Chasen's Murder". Deadline Hollywood. 2023-03-14. Archived from the original on 2023-04-20.
- ^ "New Podcast from Kelly Hyman Will Revisit Ronni Chasen's Murder". 14 March 2023.