New Challenges Caused by Reduced Case Filings and NCBJ’s Greatest Recent Accomplishments
Past president of the NCBJ Mary Grace Diehl (N.D. Ga) ― President when interviewed for this…
The NCBJ Today
The NCBJ has evolved considerably in the 90 years since formation of NARB. Over 312 of…
Bankruptcy Judge Retirement Benefits Legislation
On August 7, 1987, Alabama Senator Howell Heflin introduced a bill that would improve the retirement…
Bankruptcy Judge Salary Legislation
Other battles on the horizon for the NCBJ were increasing bankruptcy judges’ salaries, tying the salaries…
Consolidation of Bankruptcy and District Court Clerks’ Offices
Bankruptcy courts also faced Article III incursions into their statutory right to clerks’ offices controlled by…
BAFJA and the AO Director’s Decision Not to Pay Bankruptcy Judges
The 1978 Act provides that the terms of bankruptcy judges were to expire on March 31,…
Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984
The primary controversy surrounding how to fix the constitutional infirmity of the 1978 Act was whether…
1980s − Marathon and its Aftermath
The span from 1980 to 1990 was a tumultuous time for the bankruptcy system in the…
The American Bankruptcy Law Journal and NCBJ Conference News
In 1971, the academic and news aspects of the Journal of the National Conference of Bankruptcy…
NARB Changes its Name
At its 1965 annual meeting, NARB revised its constitution and changed its name to the National…