Judge Michelle Harner – Bankruptcy Judge

Michelle M. Harner is a federal bankruptcy judge for the United States bankruptcy court, District of Maryland. She joined the court in 2017.

Harner obtained an undergraduate degree from Boston College. She received a J.D. from the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University. During her legal studies, she was the executive editor of the law journal.

Prior to her judicial appointment, Harner was the Francis King Carey Professor of Law and Director of the Business Law Program at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She previously served on the faculty of the University of Nebraska College of Law. She worked in private practice. Harner was a law clerk to the Hon. William T. Booth of the United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of Ohio.