United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

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The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York is the United States bankruptcy court within the Southern District of New York. The Southern District of New York is a major venue for bankruptcy, as it has jurisdiction over the corporate headquarters and major financial institutions located in Manhattan.

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Originally, the District Court itself handled bankruptcies; these and admiralty court cases dominated nearly to the exclusion of all other cases, which were primarily handled by a Circuit Court for the District of New York and its successor Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York, until that court was abolished and its cases handled by the District Court as well. [1] The district became widely recognized for its expertise in handling large bankruptcies, leading companies to seek a way to file in this court. Modern examples include the General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization and the Enron and WorldCom bankruptcies. [2]

From 1980 through 2014, the Southern District Bankruptcy Court for New York handled over 18% of all large, public-company bankruptcy filings in the United States while the Delaware District Bankruptcy Court handled nearly 36%. [3]

List of judges

The following is a list of the bankruptcy judges, as of May 2023, for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. [4]

As with all federal bankruptcy judges in the US, judges are appointed by the circuit's court of appeals in this case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. [5]

JudgeAppointed
Chief Judge Martin Glenn November 30, 2006
Lisa G. BeckermanFebruary 26, 2021
Philip BentleySeptember 7, 2022
David S. JonesFebruary 19, 2021
James L. GarrityFebruary 11, 2015
Cecelia G. MorrisJuly 1, 2000
John P. Mastando IIIAugust 9, 2022
Sean H. LaneSeptember 7, 2010
Michael E. WilesFebruary 27, 2015

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References

  1. Burak, H. Paul (May 1, 1962). History of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York (PDF). New York City: Federal Bar Association of New York, New Jersey & Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
  2. Hals, Tom; Graybow, Martha (June 1, 2009). "GM bankruptcy forever linked to Harlem dealership". Reuters . Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  3. "Debevoise Lawyer is Newest New York Bankruptcy Judge". American Bankruptcy Institute Newsroom. March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  4. "SDNY Bankruptcy Court Home Page". SDNY Judge Info. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. "Bankruptcy Judgeships". Federal Judicial Center . Retrieved June 18, 2024.

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