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Jun. 12, 2007

Bench Scholar

Bankruptcy law was in the throes of change when Geraldine Mund was appointed judge in 1984, a period in the judiciary she later documented in a history master's thesis.

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Woodland Hills)
By Susan McRae
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WOODLAND HILLS - Judge Geraldine Mund remembers a time when bankruptcy judges in Southern California's Central District were not welcome in the federal judges' private lunchroom, nor did they have their own dining facility.
      The courtrooms were so small a person of average height could stand on the judge's bench and touch the ceiling. T... (continued)

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