{"id":4464,"date":"2026-02-24T09:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/10q\/?p=4464"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:15:50","slug":"10-qa-episode-24-a-conversation-with-u-s-bankruptcy-judge-michelle-harner-mentorship-service-and-the-power-of-saying-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/10q\/10-qa-episode-24-a-conversation-with-u-s-bankruptcy-judge-michelle-harner-mentorship-service-and-the-power-of-saying-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"10-Q&#038;A Episode 24: A Conversation with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner: Mentorship, Service, and the Power of Saying \u201cYes\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this episode of the Temple 10-Q&amp;A, Editor Madelyn Demchick (LAW\u201926) sat down with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner. Judge Harner is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Maryland. Prior to her appointment to the bench, Judge Harner served as the Francis King Carey Professor of Law and the Director of the Business Law Program at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law following a period spent in private practice. Judge Harner talks about her path to the bench, the importance of mentorship, and her role as the Editor-in-Chief of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/28mVliYUMyLHLfl9tz4nZ5?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/10q\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/TRANSCRIPT-Temple10Q_JudgeMichelleHarner.pdf\">TRANSCRIPT Episode 24<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this episode of the Temple 10-Q&amp;A, Editor Madelyn Demchick (LAW\u201926) sat down with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner. Judge Harner is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Maryland. 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