Two Wilmington Attorneys Tapped for Delaware Bankruptcy Bench

The U.S. Court of Appeals for Third Circuit has selected two attorneys to fill newly created judgeships in one of the most active courts for commercial bankruptcies and is asking for public comments on their qualifications by March 22.

Two Wilmington, Del., attorneys, John T. Dorsey, a partner with Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, and Karen B. Owens, a director in Ashby & Geddes P.A.'s bankruptcy and insolvency group, have been tentatively selected to fill the new positions in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware.

Dorsey has represented clients in complex commercial cases in the Delaware courts for more than ...