Appointed By: United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
The Hon. Louis A. Scarcella is a judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York. He was appointed to the bench by the judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit on May 16, 2014.
Prior to his appointment, Scarcella was a partner in the bankruptcy and creditors’ rights group at Farrell Fritz. During his tenure there, he regularly represented corporate debtors, trustees, creditors’ committees, insurance companies, and financial institutions in restructurings, rehabilitations, and bankruptcies.
Scarcella earned a bachelor’s degree from Providence College in 1973. He then completed a J.D. at Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, in 1977.
He is licensed to practice in New York (1978), the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1978), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1979), and the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit (1979).
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