“Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit announced today the appointment of new judges for three federal bankruptcy courts in California.
Attorney Mark D. Houle, 45, was appointed to serve as a judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. He will fill a judgeship to be vacated by Bankruptcy Judge Ellen Carroll, who plans to retire on February 16, 2012. He will be sworn into office on February 17, 2012, and will maintain chambers in Riverside.”