Elizabeth Stong has been a U.S. bankruptcy judge in New York since 2003. A former litigator, she is a frequent speaker and author and adjunct law professor at Brooklyn Law School, and holds leadership roles in several international, national, and regional organizations and bar associations. Judge Stong has trained judges in case management, business rescue, and dispute resolution, in more than 25 countries on five continents, with the World Bank, the U.S. Commerce Department, and several other intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations.
Judge Stong is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the American Law Institute and European Law Institute, and a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Board of Governors representing the Second Circuit, among other positions. She is also a regular NGO delegate to UNCITRAL’s Working Groups addressing dispute resolution and insolvency. She is an active volunteer in her community where she has coordinated the interfaith homeless shelter there for many years. She has received many awards for her work to improve access to justice.
Judge Stong received her AB from Harvard University and her JD from Harvard Law School where she served as President of the global alumni association.
May 2026