Commissioner Richard S. Schmidt
Richard S. Schmidt
Term Ends: 11/19/2021
Appointed
by: Governor
Hon. Richard S. Schmidt of Corpus Christi is one
of the nation’s most distinguished Bankruptcy Judges, having served
28 years on the Southern District of Texas bench where he helped
navigate some of the largest and most complex bankruptcies in the
country. Although retired, Schmidt continues to take appointments as
a fiduciary in Bankruptcy cases. In addition, Schmidt is a Senior
Advisor to The Claro Group and an adjunct professor at Texas A & M
University Corpus Christi in the Business College. He is also retired
as a Colonel from the Air Force Reserves where he graduated from Air
War College, received training in Total Quality Management from W.
Edwards Deming, and was awarded the Legion of Merit.