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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.

February 26, 2018

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has entered General Order 2018-01, Standing Order Regarding Case AssignmentsTo provide an equitable distribution of the total caseload in the Northern...

February 13, 2018

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 155(a), and through the intercircuit assignment procedures of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Chief Judge Barbara J. Houser was designated and assigned to perform judicial duties in the United States...

January 24, 2018

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 Fort Worth. Those interested in applying...

January 24, 2018

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 Western District of Louisiana at Shreveport. Those interested in...

November 30, 2017

After the conclusion of a thirty day notice and opportunity for public comment period, the Bankruptcy Judges of this Court have adopted amendments to the Local Bankruptcy Rules of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of...

November 29, 2017

Please Save the Date for the 2018 Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference to be held Friday, June 8, 2018, at the Omni Hotel in downtown Dallas.  Registration will open...

November 6, 2017

Effective immediately, bankruptcy court hearings in the Amarillo Division will no longer be noticed for a specific courtroom.   All notices, orders, and any other references to the Amarillo Courtroom will state...

October 18, 2017

The Supreme Court adopted changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Official Bankruptcy

Forms, which are scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2017.

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October 18, 2017

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has drafted proposed amendments to Local Bankruptcy Rules 2002-1, 3002.1-1, and 3007-1.

A 30-day public comment period will commence today, October 18, 2017,...

June 26, 2017

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has entered  General Order 2017-01, Standing Order Concerning All Chapter 13 Cases.  Unless otherwise ordered by the Court in a given case or cases, General Order 2017-01 shall...

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