Janet E. Bostwick

Hon. Janet E. Bostwick is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Massachusetts in Boston, appointed on Sept. 27, 2019. Prior to her appointment, she practiced as a bankruptcy attorney with more than 30 years of experience with financially troubled companies, dealing with chapter 11 business reorganizations, liquidations and wind-downs, loan workouts and creditor negotiations. From 2001-19, Judge Bostwick practiced at her own firm, Janet E. Bostwick, PC, which focused on business bankruptcy and restructuring. Before launching her firm, she practiced at the Boston firms of Goldstein & Manello, PC and Sherin and Lodgen, LLP. Judge Bostwick is a director of the American College of Bankruptcy and serves on the Pro Bono Committee of the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation, which is the largest funder of bankruptcy pro bono projects and grants. Judge Bostwick frequently lectures on bankruptcy topics for professional organizations and bar organizations. She is a member of the American Bar Association, for which she serves as co-chair of the Administration and Courts Subcommittee of the ABA Business Bankruptcy Law Committee. She also is a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, where she serves on the Membership and Next Generation Committees. Judge Bostwick is a member of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, the Boston Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association. In 2016, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts awarded her the District of Massachusetts Pro Bono Award for her work with the program as well as her other pro bono activities over the years. Judge Bostwick received her B.A. in economics and mathematics from the State University of New York at Albany and her J.D. from Cornell Law School.