Junior Bankruptcy Judge is Assigned Lehman Case
The second-most junior bankruptcy judge in Manhattan will be handling the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, but that doesn’t mean he can’t handle the job, says a lawyer who will be appearing before him.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James Peck was randomly assigned to the $613 billion bankruptcy filing, Bloomberg News reports. Before now, his largest case since joining the bench in 2006 was the $3 billion bankruptcy of Quebecor Corp.
The 62-year-old Peck has taught at Rutgers, was a bankruptcy litigator for 16 years at Schulte Roth & Zabel, and was a partner at Duane Morris.
Lawyer Martin Bienenstock, who represents some of Lehman’s creditors, told Bloomberg that Peck is an experienced bankruptcy litigator who is “thoughtful, studious and experienced.”
“The fact that he hasn’t been on bench for many years doesn’t mean he’s not experienced,” Bienenstock said.
