Marvin Isgur

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Hon. Marvin P. Isgur</strong> is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Texas in Houston, appointed on Feb. 1, 2004, and reappointed on Feb. 1, 2018. He also served as Chief Judge from 2009-2012. Judge Isgur serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Houston Law Center. Between 1978 and 1990, he was an executive with a large real estate development company in Houston. From 1990 until 2004, he represented trustees and debtors in chapter 11 and chapter 7 cases, as well as various parties in 14 separate chapter 9 bankruptcy cases. Judge Isgur has written over 500 memorandum opinions. He was one of the first judges to issue opinions interpreting the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act. Judge Isgur is a volunteer with the Houston Urban Debate League, a nonprofit organization that works in partnership with the Houston Independent School District to bring policy debate to high school students. He is one of the principal organizers of the annual University of Texas Consumer Bankruptcy Conference and is a frequent speaker at continuing education programs. Judge Isgur received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston in 1974, his M.B.A. with honors from Stanford University in 1978, and his J.D. with high honors from the University of Houston in 1990.</p>