Paul G. Hyman Jr.
{{short description|United States judge}}
{{Orphan|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Paul G. Hyman Jr.
| image = 275px
| office = Judge of the United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Florida
| term_start = 2006
| term_end =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| birth_name = Paul George Hyman, Jr.{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridabar.org/directories/find-mbr/profile/?num=238198|title = Lawyer Directory – the Florida Bar}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|09|17}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Vanderbilt University (B.A.)
University of Miami School of Law (J.D.)
}}
Paul George Hyman, Jr. (born September 17, 1952) is a judge for the United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of Florida. He was formerly Chief judge.
Early life and education
Hyman received a bachelor's degree in economics from Vanderbilt University in 1974. He received a Juris Doctor in 1977 from the University of Miami School of Law.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/4075268-paul-g-hyman |title=Paul Hyman |website=Bloomberg.com |access-date=17 December 2016}}
Legal career
Hyman was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1977. He began his legal career as an assistant attorney for the Britton Cohen Kaufman & Schantz from 1977 to 1979, practicing commercial litigation. In 1979, he became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. In 1981, he returned to Britton Cohen Kaufman & Schantz, where he represented debtors, creditors and trustees in bankruptcy proceedings.{{Cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_G._Hyman |title=Paul G. Hyman |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=17 December 2016}}
In 1983, he moved to Denver to join the firm of Holme Roberts & Owens where he continued his bankruptcy practice representing United Bank of Colorado and large corporate debtors in their Chapter 11 proceedings. He became a partner at Holme Roberts in January 1986.
Hyman became a judge of the U.S. bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Florida in 2003.{{Cite web |url=https://www.flsb.uscourts.gov/judges/judge-paul-g-hyman-jr-recall|title= Judge Paul G. Hyman, Jr. (Recall): About the Judge|publisher=United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida|access-date=April 13, 2023}} On addition to his tenure on the bankruptcy court,{{Cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-08-18/news/fl-bankruptcy-lawyer-in-trouble-20110818_1_bankruptcy-lawyer-bankruptcy-sale-bankruptcy-judge-paul-hyman |title=Lawyer vs. bankruptcy judge spat turns ugly |last=McMahon |first=Paula |date=18 August 2011 |publisher=Sun Sentinel |access-date=17 December 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220142821/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-08-18/news/fl-bankruptcy-lawyer-in-trouble-20110818_1_bankruptcy-lawyer-bankruptcy-sale-bankruptcy-judge-paul-hyman |url-status=dead }} Hyman is the co-chairperson of the Bankruptcy Judicial Liaison Committee and as a member of the Business Law Section's executive council and the Archives and History Committee of the Florida Bar for approximately 15 years.{{Cite web |url=https://www.floridabar.org/DIVPGM/PU/FCPCSurvey.nsf/WFCPCArea/5EB655959F12EC01852575BA0055D53F |title=Paul George Hyman Jr. Bankruptcy Judge |publisher=The Florida Bar |access-date=17 December 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.bakerdonelson.com/florida-court-rules-borrowers-who-surrender-property-in-bankruptcy-cant-later-take-it-back-07-14-2015 |title=Florida Court Rules Borrowers Who Surrender Property in Bankruptcy Can't Later Take it Back |date=14 July 2015 |website=Bakerdonelson.com}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.law360.com/articles/808881/new-s-fla-bankruptcy-court-chief-warns-of-judge-shortage |title=New S. Fla. Bankruptcy Court Chief Warns Of Judge Shortage |publisher=Law360 |access-date=17 December 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.abi.org/newsroom/daily-wire/florida-bankruptcy-judge-splits-with-seventh-circuit-on-attorneyclient-privilege |title=Florida Bankruptcy Judge Splits with Seventh Circuit on Attorney/Client Privilege |publisher=American Bankruptcy Institute|access-date=17 December 2016}}
On January 3, 2018, Hyman retired from the bankruptcy court bench.{{cite news|last1=Gill|first1=Daniel|title=Some Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships to Expire May 25|url=https://www.bna.com/temporary-bankruptcy-judgeships-n73014451578/|work=www.bna.com|date=May 26, 2017}}{{cite web|title=View From the Bench 2017 - November 2-3, 2017, Luncheon Honoring Retiring Judge Paul G. Hyman|url=http://www.bbasdfl.org/article.html?aid=599|publisher=Bankruptcy Bar Association of The Southern District of Florida, Inc.|date=2017|access-date=2018-04-23|archive-date=2018-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423232254/http://www.bbasdfl.org/article.html?aid=599|url-status=dead}} In 2018, the Judicial Council and Chief Bankruptcy Judge Laurel M. Isicoff gave Hyman a three-year term as a recalled bankruptcy judge, effective January 4, 2018, for the purpose of conducting settlement conferences.{{cite news|title=Recall Appointment of Judge Paul G. Hyman, Jr. United States Bankruptcy Judge for Service in the Southern District of Florida {{!}} Southern District of Florida|url=https://www.flsb.uscourts.gov/news/recall-appointment-judge-paul-g-hyman-jr-united-states-bankruptcy-judge-service-southern|work=United States Bankruptcy Court|date=January 23, 2018|language=en}}
Personal life
Hyman was married to Judy Hyman, an attorney who died in 2010. He has two children.{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=Kevin D.|title=Judy Hyman, lawyer who battled school district, died Tuesday at age 52|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-06-16/news/fl-hyman-obit-20100616_1_mrs-hyman-pancreatic-law-student|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620192141/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-06-16/news/fl-hyman-obit-20100616_1_mrs-hyman-pancreatic-law-student|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2010|work=Sun Sentinel|date=June 16, 2010|language=en}}
Hyman later married TV commentator and Legal Analyst Kelly Hyman, a former actress.{{cite news | url=https://people.com/politics/how-child-actor-kelly-hyman-entered-politics-became-fox-news-commentator/ | title=From Getting McDonald's with Brad Pitt to Fox News Commentator: How Child Actor Kelly Hyman Entered Politics | newspaper=People }}{{cite web |title=New Podcast From Kelly Hyman Will Revisit Ronni Chasen's Murder |date=2023-03-14 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420211245/https://deadline.com/2023/03/kelly-hyman-podcast-revisit-ronni-chasen-murder-1235298956/ |archive-date=2023-04-20 |url-status=live |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/kelly-hyman-podcast-revisit-ronni-chasen-murder-1235298956/}}{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/podcast-kelly-hyman-revisit-ronni-170948428.html | title=New Podcast from Kelly Hyman Will Revisit Ronni Chasen's Murder | date=14 March 2023 }}
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