Brian D. Lynch

Hon. Brian D. Lynch is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Washington in Tacoma, sworn in on June 1, 2010. He served as Chief Bankruptcy Judge from Oct. 1, 2014, to Sept. 30, 2019, and as chair of the Conference of Ninth Circuit Chief Bankruptcy Judges in 2017. Prior to his appoint- ment, Judge Lynch served as the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee for the Portland Division of the District of Oregon, and as the Standing Chapter 12 Trustee for the District of Oregon. In 2018, he was awarded the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees Hon. Ralph Kelley Award. Judge Lynch received his J.D. in 1975 from Georgetown University Law Center.