Martin Glenn

Martin Glenn (born 1946) is an American jurist who serves as the chief judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Early life and education Glenn was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1946. His father, David Glenn, was an immigrant from Frankfurt, Germany, who arrived to New York in 1929. He then enrolled at Cornell University, receiving a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in 1968. Afterwards, Glenn attended Rutgers Law School, where he was the articles editor of the Rutgers Law Review, and graduated with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 1971. He later gained admission to the bar of California and New York.

Career Glenn was a law clerk to Judge Henry Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1971 to 1972. He was in private practice with O'Melveny & Myers, first in Los Angeles, California, then in New York, before being sworn in as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York on November 30, 2006. On January 31, 2022, it was announced by the Manhattan federal district court that Glenn would serve as the chief bankruptcy judge. He assumed his position as chief judge on March 1, 2022.

Glenn is an adjunct professor of law at Columbia Law School. He is a life member of the American Law Institute.