Milwaukee attorney Beth Hanan named U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge

Beth Ermatinger Hanan, a partner of Milwaukee law firm Gass Weber Mullins LLC, was appointed to a 14-year term as a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge Friday. Hanan, past president of the Milwaukee Bar Association, was appointed to the position by Chief Judge Diane Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Hanan will fill a spot vacated by Pamela Pepper's confirmation i n November as President Barack Obama's nominee to a lifetime post as a U.S. District Court judge, also in Milwaukee. Hanan,…