The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has appointed Benjamin A. Kahn and Lena M. James as federal bankruptcy judges for the Middle District of North Carolina, the Winston-Salem Journal reported today. James will succeed former Judge Thomas Waldrep and will be stationed in Winston-Salem. Kahn will succeed Judge William L. Stocks and will be stationed in Greensboro. James and Kahn will be sworn in after completing a background-check investigation. James serves as the chief deputy for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. She had worked as a law clerk to Chief Bankruptcy Judge Catharine R. Aron and as an attorney at the law firm of Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge and Rice. Kahn is a member of the law firm of Nexsen Pruet PLLC in Greensboro, and served as law clerk to Judge Jerry G. Tart.
