The Honorable Elizabeth L. Gunn has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Columbia since 2020. A COVID-era selection and appointment, she was sworn in by Zoom from her living room. A frequent speaker and author on bankruptcy topics, Judge Gunn brings a unique perspective to her presentations not only as the only bankruptcy judge in both the District of Columbia and the D.C. Circuit, but also from her service as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia Division of Child Support Enforcement.
In 2017, Judge Gunn was recognized by the American Bankruptcy Institute as a member of its inaugural class of 40 Under 40. Judge Gunn also serves as an Associate Editor for the American Bankruptcy Law Journal and a Coordinating and Associate Editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review. Judge Gunn sits on the boards of the Federal Bar Association Bankruptcy Section, International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, American Bar Association National Conference of Federal Trial Judges, the Chesapeake Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, and is the host of the popular American Bar Association Business Law Section Podcast “Bad Boys of Bankruptcy.” She is a member of the Walter Chandler Bankruptcy Inn of Court and is Board Certified in Consumer Law by the American Board of Certification. Judge Gunn received her BA, cum laude, from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and her law degree, cum laude, from Boston College Law School.
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Clerkship Information
Judge Gunn only accepts electronic applications for the term law clerk position. Applications sent directly to chambers will not be accepted. Please refer to OSCAR (https://oscar.uscourts.gov/) for specific application information.
Internship Information
Judge Gunn welcomes applications for internships for the fall, spring, and summer via online submission only. Interested applicants should submit their (1) resume, (2) writing sample, (3) transcript, (4) cover letter, and (5) list of references in a single PDF via email to Gunn_Chambers@dcb.uscourts.gov.
Judge Gunn prefers to receive applications for summer by April 1st, fall by July 1st, and spring by October 1st. Applications are considered on a rolling basis until all positions have been filled. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted directly. Please do not call chambers to inquire about your application.
S. Martin Teel, Jr. has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Columbia since 1988. Upon graduating in 1970 from the University of Virginia School of Law, he clerked for Judge Roger Robb of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. From 1971 to 1988, he served at the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (first as a trial attorney and then as an assistant section chief), representing the government in civil tax matters (including bankruptcy cases).
Judge Teel retired effective March 22, 2020, and is currently recalled through March 29, 2026.
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