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Sep. 11, 2018

Predictable Innovator

Bankruptcy Judge Michael McManus created new procedures and asks unexpected questions.

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Sacramento)
Judge

SACRAMENTO — U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael S. McManus says people sometimes ask if he has “the saddest job in the world.” But he doesn’t see if that way.

“When you go through the Bankruptcy Code, there’s a lot of almost religious terms: redemption, reaffirmation, confirmation,” McManus said. “It’s a place to get a fresh start, to be reborn in a financial sense. I’ve always thought of it as trying to help people get to t... (continued)

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