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HON. WILLIAM T. THURMAN attended the University of Utah where he received a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1971 and the University Of Utah College Of Law receiving his Juris Doctorate in 1974. Born in Washington, DC, his family moved to Utah in 1951 and he has considered Utah home ever since. Judge Thurman practiced with the firm of McKay, Burton & Thurman from 1974 until August 2001. He was appointed as a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee in 1975 and served in that capacity until 1982. He is admitted to practice before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals as well as the United States Supreme Court. Beginning with the 1980s, his practice consisted primarily of representing business and personal debtors and creditors in complex Chapter 7 cases and business debtors in Chapter 13 cases. His practice expanded to that of a regional practice with appearances in most Western United States Bankruptcy Courts. That practice continued until he was sworn in as a United States Bankruptcy Judge on September 4, 2001. During the time he was with McKay, Burton & Thurman, a number of cases in which he was acting as counsel were published. Some of those cases were In re Alyucan and In re South Village, dealing with adequate protection issues, In re Dewsnup, a Chapter 7 lien stripping case and In re Kerry Jackson dealing with the scope of sanctions for violation of the automatic stay. While in private practice, Judge Thurman participated on a number of Utah State Bar committees and was a member of the Utah State Board of Continuing Education. He also served as a Judge Pro Tem with the Third District Court for approximately six years. He has written several bankruptcy related articles that have been published in the Utah State Bar Journal. He has been a member of several public school Community Councils in Salt Lake City. He is currently a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and mountain biking in and around Salt Lake City. He likes to get away to St. George and play golf as well at any time. He and his wife, Sue, have two children, Patrick and Shelley.
