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William J. Weller papers

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Call Number:
NBA.034
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
Extent:
2.3 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], in the William Weller Papers, National Bankruptcy Archives, NBA.034, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA.
Date:
1977-1986 (inclusive)
Creator:
Weller, William J. (William James) and National Bankruptcy Archives
Abstract:
William J. Weller joined the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as Legislative Affairs Officer in 1976. In 1984 he was at the center of a lawsuit regarding his firing of United States Bankruptcy Judges over a dispute regarding their contract and status of employment. The lawsuit and pending legislation related to a broader dispute over the status of presidentially-appointed bankruptcy judges. Weller left the Administration Office in 1987. For more information about the issues surrounding the lawsuit, please see the Related Archival Materials note.

William J. Weller joined the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as Legislative Affairs Officer in 1976. In 1984 he was at the center of a lawsuit regarding his firing of United States Bankruptcy Judges over a dispute regarding their contract and status of employment. The lawsuit and pending legislation related to a broader dispute over the status of presidentially-appointed bankruptcy judges. The collection, 1977-1986, includes correspondence and related materials regarding Weller's activity as Legislative Affairs Officer of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, in particular his controversial decision to terminate the employment of bankruptcy judges following an expiration of their contract in 1984.

The William J. Weller Papers, 1977-1986, include correspondence and related materials regarding Weller's activity as Legislative Affairs Officer of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, in particular his controversial decision to terminate the employment of bankruptcy judges following an expiration of their contract in 1984. There is also an unprocessed binder of materials included in this collection.

    Missing Title
  1. "Bankruptcy 1982"
  2. Bankruptcy Judgeships
  3. Bankruptcy Legislation
  4. Bankruptcy Reform Act
  5. Executive Committee Meeting
  6. H.R. 5447/S.658

Received from Samuel Gerdano in February 2008. (No rights have been transferred, though.)

Processed by Alison Swing, March 2010.

The National Bankruptcy Archives has two other collections related to this topic: the Kronish, Leib, Weiner, and Hellman LLP Bankruptcy Judges Lawsuit Files (NBA.027) and the George C. Paine Collection of In re Benny Records (NBA.028).

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University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
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Collection Inventory

"Bankruptcy 1982", 1982.
Box 1 Folder 1-12
Arrangement

Organized by index numbers. However, some index volumes appear to be missing.

Bankruptcy Judgeships, 1985-1987.
Box 1 Folder 13-15
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and related material regarding hearings on S. 1923, a early bill of legislation that established the new jurisdiction of bankruptcy courts in 1986.

Administration Office Communication to Judge Conference members and magistrates and Congress, 1983-1984.
Box 2 Folder 1 Box 1 Folder 16-17
Judge Member Correspondence (A-G), 1983-1984.
Box 2 Folder 2
Judge Member Correspondence (H-L), 1983-1985.
Box 2 Folder 3
Judge Member Correspondence (Mc-S), 1983.
Box 2 Folder 4
Judge Member Correspondence (T-Z), 1983.
Box 2 Folder 5
Legislative Affairs Correspondence with Capitol Hill Office, Press and Public (A-C), 1983.
Box 2 Folder 6
Legislative Affairs Correspondence with Capitol Hill Office, Press and Public (D-Z), 1983.
Box 2 Folder 7

Bankruptcy Reform Act, circa 1978.
Box 2 Folder 8
1st and 2nd Preliminary Report, Memoranda and Congressional Record, 1977-1978.
Box 2 Folder 9
American Bar Association Package, 1977.
Box 2 Folder 10
Background Materials, 1977.
Box 2 Folder 11
Executive Committee Meeting, 1982.
Box 2 Folder 12-14
H.R. 5447/S. 658, 1980-1986.
Box 2 Folder 15-16
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and related materials regarding legislation introduced following the passage of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 to provide "technical amendments" to the new Code.

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