Background
Patchan, Joseph Jerry was born on June 29, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Patchan, Joseph Jerry was born on June 29, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Bachelor of Science, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1943. Juris Doctor, Cleveland State University, 1952.
Private practice law, 1955-1969. Judge The United States of America Bankruptcy Court, Northern District Ohio, 1969-1975. Partner Baker & Hostetler, Cleveland, 1975-1991.
Assistant general counsel then deputy general counsel Resolution Trust Corporation, Washington, 1991-1994. Director executive Office for United States Trustees, United States Department Justice, 1994-1900. Retired, 2000
Member adjunct faculty Cleveland State University Law School, 1959-1974.
Member faculty National Bankruptcy Seminar, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, 1971-1977. Member advisory committee bankruptcy rules United States Judicial Conference, 1978-1991. Lecturer bankruptcy law seminars.
Author: Practice Comments to Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, 1973-1991. Contributor articles on bankruptcy law to professional publications.
Served with United States Navy, 1943-1946. Fellow American College Bankruptcy. Member District of Columbia Bar Association, Army and Navy Club.
Married Nancy Joy Letaw, January 7, 1951 (deceased). Children: Reed, Judith, David.