Kimberley H. Tyson
United States Bankruptcy Court
The Honorable Kimberley H. Tyson was sworn in May 2017 to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado and in July 2021 she was appointed chief judge. Prior to that, she was in private practice where her practice was concentrated in workouts, bankruptcy, and related commercial litigation. From March 2011 until her appointment to the bench, she served as a Chapter 7 trustee. Judge Tyson has served as the 10th Circuit representative on the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judge's Board of Governors. She is a member of the Colorado Bar Association's Bankruptcy Subcommittee and its former chair. She is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, serving for 15 years on the Advisory Board of the annual Rocky Mountain Conference. She received her law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1987 and her undergraduate degree from Smith College in 1981. She is a former law clerk to the Honorable John K. Pearson of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas and the Honorable Jerry G. Elliott of the Kansas Court of Appeals.
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