US BANKRUPTCY COURTS

US BANKRUPTCY COURTS
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Contact the US Bankruptcy Courts to determine the location of a specific hearing or meeting.

341 meeting of creditors or other court business might be held at locations different from the courthouse.

Bankruptcy law allows a debtor, who is unable to pay his creditors, to development a plan to resolve his debts through the division of his assets among his creditors.

Here are some federal courts that have jurisdiction over bankruptcy matters.

Alabama

Frank M. Johnson, Jr. United States Courthouse Complex One Church Street Montgomery, Alabama 36104 (334)954'3800

Southern Division - 1800 5th Avenue North, Room 120 Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2111 Telephone: (205) 714'4000 Fax: (205) 714'3913

Bankruptcy Judges - Benjamin Cohen, Chief Judge Tamara O. Mitchell Thomas Bennett

Southern District of Alabama 201 St. Louis Street, Mobile, AL 36602 (251)441'5391

California

California Central Bankruptcy Court (Main Office) Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and Courthouse 255 East Temple Street Los Angeles , 90012-3332 Phone (213)894'3118

Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel - United States Courthouse 235 Pine Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco , 94104-2716 Phone (415)268'2320

Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel - Richard H. Chambers Court of Appeals Building 125 South Grand Avenue Pasadena , 91105-1621 Mailing Address PO Box 91510 CA, 91105-1621 Phone (626)229'7220

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of CA Jacob Weinberger United States Courthouse 325 West F Street San Diego, CA 92101 - 6998 (619) 557'5620

California Central Bankruptcy Court 3420 Twelfth Street Riverside , 92501-3801 Phone (951)774'1000

Florida - US Bankruptcy Courts

Florida Middle Bankruptcy Court - Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse 300 North Hogan Street, Room 3-350 Jacksonville , 32202-4204 Phone (904)301'6500

Florida Northern Bankruptcy Court - United States Courthouse 110 East Park Avenue, Suite 100 Tallahassee , 32301 Phone (850)521'5001

Florida Southern Bankruptcy Court - Claude Pepper Federal Building 51 Southwest First Avenue, Room 1401 Miami , 33130 Phone (305)714'1800

Illinois

Illinois Northern Bankruptcy Court - Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse 219 South Dearborn Street Chicago , 60604 Phone (312)435'5694

Illinois Southern Bankruptcy Court - Melvin Price Federal Building and United States Courthouse 750 Missouri Avenue East St. Louis , 62201 Phone (618)482'9400

Illinois Central District Court - Paul Findley Federal Building and United States Courthouse 600 East Monroe Street, Room 151 Springfield , 62701 Phone (217)492'4020

Kentucky

Kentucky Eastern Bankruptcy - Community Trust Building 100 East Vine Street, Suite 200 Lexington , 40507-1442 Mailing Address PO Box 1111 KY, 40507-1442 Phone (859)233'2608

Kentucky Western Bankruptcy Court - Gene Snyder United States Courthouse 601 West Broadway, Suite 450 Louisville , 40202-2238 Phone (502)627'5800

Maine - US Bankruptcy Courts

Maine Bankruptcy Court - J.B. Brown Block 537 Congress Street, 2nd Floor Portland , 04101-3306 Phone (207)780'3482

Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building 202 Harlow Street, 3rd Floor Bangor , 04401-4901 Phone (207)945'0348

Michigan

Michigan Eastern Bankruptcy Court 211 West Fort Street, Suite 2100 Detroit , 48226 Phone (313)234'0068

Michigan Eastern Bankruptcy Court Goodyear Building 226 West Second Street Flint , 48502 Phone (810)235'4865

Michigan Western Bankruptcy Court One Division Street, N., Room 200 Grand Rapids , 49503-3132 Phone (616)456'2693

New York - US Bankruptcy Courts

New York Southern Bankruptcy Court Alexander Hamilton Custom House One Bowling Green, Room 615-3 New York , 10004 Phone (212)668'2870

New York Western Bankruptcy Court Olympic Towers 300 Pearl Street, Suite 250 Buffalo , 14202 Phone (716)362'3200

New York Western Bankruptcy Court Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building 100 State Street, Room 100 Rochester , 14614 Phone (585)613'4200

New York Northern Bankruptcy Court - James M. Hanley Federal Building 100 South Clinton Street, Suite 315 Syracuse , 13261-6100 Mailing Address PO Box 7008 NY, 13261-6100 Phone (315)295'1600

North Dakota

North Dakota Bankruptcy Court Quentin N. Burdick United States Courthouse 655 First Avenue North, Suite 210 Fargo , 58102 Phone (701)297'7100

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Eastern Bankruptcy Court - Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. Federal Building 900 Market Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia , 19107 Phone (215)408'2800

Pennsylvania Middle Bankruptcy Court - Ronald Reagan Federal Building 228 Walnut Street, Room 320 Harrisburg , 17108-9998 Mailing Address PO Box 908 PA, 17108-9998 Phone (717)901'2800

Pennsylvania Western Bankruptcy Court USX Tower 600 Grant Street, Room 5414 Pittsburgh , 15219-2702 Phone (412)644'4060

South Carolina - US Bankruptcy Courts

South Carolina Bankruptcy Court - J. Bratton Davis United States Courthouse 1100 Laurel Street Columbia , 29201 Phone (803)765'5436

Texas

Texas Eastern Bankruptcy Court - Plaza Tower 110 North College Avenue, 9th Floor Tyler , 75702-7226 Phone (903)590'3200

Texas Northern Bankruptcy Court - Earle Cabell Federal Building and United States Courthouse 1100 Commerce Street, Room 1254 Dallas , 75242 Phone (214)753'2000

Texas Northern Bankruptcy Court - Eldon B. Mahon United States Courthouse 501 West Tenth Street, 1st Floor Fort Worth , 76102 Phone (817)333'6000

Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court - Bob Casey United States Courthouse 515 Rusk Street, Room 5300 Houston , 77002-2600

Mailing Address PO Box 61010 TX, 77002-2600 Phone (713)250'5500

Texas Western Bankruptcy Court - Homer Thornberry Judicial Building 903 San Jacinto Boulevard, Room 322 Austin , 78701 Phone (512)916'5238

Texas Western Bankruptcy Court - Allstate Building 8515 Lockheed Drive El Paso , 79925 Phone (915)779'7362

Texas Western Bankruptcy Court Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and United States Courthouse 615 East Houston Street, Room 546 San Antonio , 78205 Phone (210)472'6720

Virginia

Virginia Eastern Bankruptcy Court - Spottswood W. Robinson III & Robert R. Merhige, Jr., U.S. Courthouse 701 East Broad Street, Suite 4000 Richmond , 23219 Phone (804)916'2400

Virginia Eastern District Court - Walter E. Hoffman United States Courthouse 600 Granby Street, Room 193 Norfolk , 23510-1915 Phone (757)222'7201

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Eastern Bankruptcy Court - United States Courthouse and Federal Building 517 East Wisconsin Avenue, Room 126 Milwaukee , 53202 Phone (414)297'3291

Wisconsin Western Bankruptcy Court - Robert W. Kastenmeier United States Courthouse 120 North Henry Street, Room 340 Madison , 53703-2559 Mailing Address PO Box 548 WI, 53703-2559 Phone (608)264'5178