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HON. C. KATHRYN PRESTON |
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OFFICE ADDRESS |
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court |
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Southern District of Ohio |
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170 North High Street |
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Columbus, Ohio 43215 |
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BIOGRAPHY |
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The Honorable
C. Kathryn Preston was appointed to the bankruptcy bench on October 11, 2005. After law school,
Judge Preston served two judicial clerkships: first, as law clerk to the Honorable
Alexander L. Paskay, at that time the Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District
of Florida in Tampa, and later as law clerk to the Honorable Donald E. Calhoun,
Jr., Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Ohio. In between terms with the
Court, she joined the boutique law firm of Stichter & Riedel, P.A., where she
practiced exclusively bankruptcy law, representing debtors, creditors and other
parties in interest in all types of bankruptcy proceedings. After serving with Judge Calhoun's chambers, she joined The Huntington National Bank, where she practiced law in the
areas of banking, business, and creditors' rights. While at Huntington, she also
took a three year segue into the business arena, managing Huntington's Special Assets
Department, which focused on workout of commercial loans throughout the Huntington
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Judge Preston
has been actively involved in numerous professional and community organizations
including American Bankruptcy Institute; Columbus Bar Association; National Conference
of Bankruptcy Judges; Women Lawyers of Franklin County; Florida Bar Association;
International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation ("IWIRC"); Ohio
Women's Bar Association; Big Brothers/Big Sisters
of Franklin County; and Columbus Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta. She has been
a dedicated community volunteer and has been an instructor for the American Institute
of Banking. |
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Judge Preston
attended college at Stetson University in Deland, Florida and earned her Juris Doctor
at Stetson College of Law in St. Petersburg. |
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