Call Number:

NBA.017

Repository:

University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library

Extent:

7 linear feet (about 3,000 items.)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item], in the Mary Davies Scott Papers, National Bankruptcy Archives, NBA.017, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA.

Date:

1984-2002 (inclusive)

Creator:

Scott, Mary Davies, 1944- and National Bankruptcy Archives

Abstract:

Mary Davies Scott (born in 1944) earned her J.D. from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, in 1978. Scott was appointed Bankruptcy Judge to the Eastern District of the United States Federal Court in 1987, where she remained until her retirement in 2002. From 1996 to 2002, she served as a member of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Scott is a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, where she has served in a number of leadership roles. She has served on the Board of Directors of the American College of Bankruptcy since 2002. Scott planned and taught at various workshops and seminars for the Federal Judicial Center, an organization that provides continuing education to the federal judiciary, including bankruptcy judges. As chair of the American College of Bankruptcy's Archives Committee, Scott was instrumental in creating and developing the National Bankruptcy Archives at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. The collection, 1984-2002, chiefly include correspondence, meeting materials, and related records pertaining to Scott's activities as a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the American College of Bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Federal Judicial Center, the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, and the Office of the United States Trustees.

Mary Davies Scott was born in 1944. She earned her J.D. from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, in 1978. Scott was appointed Bankruptcy Judge to the Eastern District of the United States Federal Court in 1987, where she remained until her retirement in 2002. From 1996 to 2002, she served as a member of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Scott is a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, where she has served in a number of leadership roles, including President, member of the Board of Directors, and Chair of the Endowment for Education. She has served on the Board of Directors of the American College of Bankruptcy since 2002. Scott has planned and taught at various workshops and seminars for the Federal Judicial Center, an organization that provides continuing education to the federal judiciary, including bankruptcy judges.

As chair of the American College of Bankruptcy's Archives Committee, Scott was instrumental in creating and developing the National Bankruptcy Archives at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

The Mary Davies Scott Papers, 1984-2002, chiefly include correspondence, meeting materials, and related records pertaining to Scott's activities as a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the American College of Bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Federal Judicial Center, the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, and the Office of the United States Trustees.

Missing Title
1. American Bankruptcy Institute Materials
2. American College of Bankruptcy Materials
3. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Eighth Circuit Materials
4. Federal Judicial Center Materials
5. National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Materials
6. Office of the United States Trustees Materials
7. Correspondence
8. Subject Files