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# Teresa H. Pearson

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon · U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon
- State: Oregon
- Role: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Teresa H. Pearson — U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon

## Sources

- [Judges & Chambers Staff](https://www.orb.uscourts.gov/judges)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon, appointed by the Ninth Circuit on October 4, 2021, to a renewable 14‐year term
- Before joining the judiciary, Pearson was a partner at Miller, Nash, Graham & Dunn LLP in Oregon, a firm she joined in 2001.
- Federal bankruptcy judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon, a position appointed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

### Education



### Additional information

- She is board certified in business bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certification (2006)
- Joined fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Hon.
- Has handled a broad range of bankruptcy cases, reflecting her extensive pre‐judicial practice in complex insolvency matters
- She represented lenders, trade creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees, receivers, and debtors, with expertise in insolvency, reorganization, and creditor’s rights matters, as well as civil litigation and business transactions



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-52c9ad7e083212c057b747c7) — Bankruptcy proceedings only; chapter-specific limits apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.