Meet a Brand Spankin’ New Trustee

William F. Jaworski, Jr. - Bill - was appointed Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the District of Delaware on April 1, 2022. Jaworski has very large shoes to fill as he is taking over for Michael Joseph upon his well-deserved retirement.

Jaworski was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. As a hometown boy, he didn’t venture too far away for his undergraduate degree which is a BA in Government from Hamilton College in Clinton. Law school got him out of New . . .

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