Stephani W. Humrickhouse

Hon. Stephani W. Humrickhouse is Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of NorthCarolina in Raleigh, sworn in on Jan. 6, 2010. She began her legal career with Hunton & Williams LLP, and then joined Moore & Van Allen PLLC, where her practice concentrated on creditor representation.From 1990 until her appointment, Judge Humrickhouse was a principal with Nicholls & Crampton PA in Raleigh, N.C., where her practice primarily involved civil corporate litigation and debtor/creditor rights, with a focus on chapter 11 cases. She is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by theAmerican Board of Certification and was designated a Bankruptcy Law Specialist by the North CarolinaState Bar Board of Specialization. Judge Humrickhouse has been a frequent lecturer on bankruptcy and bankruptcy related topics, has served as chair of the North Carolina Bar Association Bankruptcy Section, and has served as chair of the Attorney Advisory Group and Local Rules Committee for the U.S.Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, as well as on the 2016 planning committee for the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. She presently serves on various committees of the NationalConference of Bankruptcy Judges and is an editor of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal. She also is contributing author to Collier on Bankruptcy and Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide. Judge Humrickhouse received her B.S. in industrial and labor relations in 1977 from Cornell University and her J.D.from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1980.