The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seeks applications from all highly qualified candidates for a 14-year appointment as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas at Dallas. The position will require regular...
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Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
June 25, 2019
The current 14-year term of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stacey G.C. Jernigan of the Northern District of Texas will expire May 11, 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is considering whether to reappoint Judge Jernigan to a new 14-year...
May 13, 2019
The Young Lawyers Committee of the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Texas "Starting Out Right" seminar will be held Friday, May 31, 2019. Please click on the attached flyer for agenda, CLE, and registration information. Space is limited...
April 3, 2019
On April 1, 2019, automatic adjustments were made to the dollar amounts stated in various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and one provision in Title 28 of the United States Code. The adjusted dollar amounts apply to cases filed...
March 12, 2019
The 13th Anniversary Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference sponsored by the State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section will be held April 17-19, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Please click the brochure below for conference registration and...
January 31, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seeks applications from all highly qualified candidates for a 14-year appointment as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana at New Orleans.
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January 31, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seeks applications from all highly qualified candidates for a 14-year appointment as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Texas at Houston. The position...
November 30, 2018
The following changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Official Bankruptcy Forms are
scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2018.
- Bankruptcy Rules 3002.1, 5005, 7004, 7062, 8002, 8006, 8007, 8010, 8011,...
November 21, 2018
United States Bankruptcy Judge Edward L. Morris was appointed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, effective November 22, 2018, to a seat to be vacated by the retirement of United States Bankruptcy Judge...
November 21, 2018
The Federal Bar Association Dallas Chapter/Bankruptcy Law Section will be sponsoring a lunch presentation Wednesday, November 28, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM in the Winstead Ballroom at the Belo Mansion (Dallas Bar Association...