Full Name
Hon. Marvin Isgur
Company/Firm
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
Speaker Bio
Marvin Isgur has been a United States Bankruptcy Judge since February 1, 2004. He was appointed to a second term as a Bankruptcy Judge, which began on February 1, 2018.
Judge Isgur currently presides over more than 3,000 bankruptcy cases. He has been instrumental in reforming consumer bankruptcy practices and rules both in the Southern District of Texas and nationally.
For several years, Judge Isgur was one of two judges who was assigned complex bankruptcy cases in the Southern District of Texas. In that capacity, he presided over multiple bankruptcy cases with liabilities exceeding one billion dollars. He recently removed himself from the new case draw on the complex panel. He has retained his existing complex cases and is being assigned a full docket of consumer cases.
Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr. appointed Judge Isgur to two terms as the sole bankruptcy judge on the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management. During his service on that Committee, he worked extensively on issues affecting the judiciary as a whole with an emphasis on bankruptcy issues.
In 1974, Judge Isgur received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston. In 1978 he received his MBA, with honors, from Stanford University. After earning his MBA, Judge Isgur served as an executive with a large real estate development company in Houston. In 1987, Judge Isgur returned to the University of Houston to attend law school. Judge Isgur was awarded his law degree, with high honors, in 1990 and began representing debtors and trustees in chapter 11 and 7 bankruptcy cases until his appointment as a Bankruptcy Judge. Judge Isgur is also one of a handful of attorneys in the nation with experience representing various parties in chapter 9 bankruptcy cases.
Judge Isgur has written over 750 memorandum opinions. He was one of the first judges to issue opinions interpreting the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act.
Judge Isgur was a founding member and served on the board of directors for the Houston Urban Debate League, a non-profit organization that works in partnership with local schools to bring policy debate to high school students. He is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs.
Judge Isgur currently presides over more than 3,000 bankruptcy cases. He has been instrumental in reforming consumer bankruptcy practices and rules both in the Southern District of Texas and nationally.
For several years, Judge Isgur was one of two judges who was assigned complex bankruptcy cases in the Southern District of Texas. In that capacity, he presided over multiple bankruptcy cases with liabilities exceeding one billion dollars. He recently removed himself from the new case draw on the complex panel. He has retained his existing complex cases and is being assigned a full docket of consumer cases.
Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr. appointed Judge Isgur to two terms as the sole bankruptcy judge on the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management. During his service on that Committee, he worked extensively on issues affecting the judiciary as a whole with an emphasis on bankruptcy issues.
In 1974, Judge Isgur received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston. In 1978 he received his MBA, with honors, from Stanford University. After earning his MBA, Judge Isgur served as an executive with a large real estate development company in Houston. In 1987, Judge Isgur returned to the University of Houston to attend law school. Judge Isgur was awarded his law degree, with high honors, in 1990 and began representing debtors and trustees in chapter 11 and 7 bankruptcy cases until his appointment as a Bankruptcy Judge. Judge Isgur is also one of a handful of attorneys in the nation with experience representing various parties in chapter 9 bankruptcy cases.
Judge Isgur has written over 750 memorandum opinions. He was one of the first judges to issue opinions interpreting the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act.
Judge Isgur was a founding member and served on the board of directors for the Houston Urban Debate League, a non-profit organization that works in partnership with local schools to bring policy debate to high school students. He is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs.
Speaking At
Subchapter V Strategic Planning: Affiliated Debtors, Mass Torts & Conflicts
Business Breakout: Putting the Judge in a Box: Challenging Debtor-in-Possession Financing and Cash Collateral Issues, and a Little Violence
Who’s In Charge? Consent & Authority to Enter and Participate in Bankruptcy: CROs, 50/50 Closely Held Debtors, Deceased Debtors, Clients with Diminished Capacity, Corporate Consent, Aged Clients, Incarcerated Clients (case studies?) (Ethics)
Business Breakout: Putting the Judge in a Box: Challenging Debtor-in-Possession Financing and Cash Collateral Issues, and a Little Violence
Who’s In Charge? Consent & Authority to Enter and Participate in Bankruptcy: CROs, 50/50 Closely Held Debtors, Deceased Debtors, Clients with Diminished Capacity, Corporate Consent, Aged Clients, Incarcerated Clients (case studies?) (Ethics)
