Bankruptcy News

• Chief Justice Names Conference Committee Chairs

  Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., selected nine new chairs of Judicial Conference committees and extended the term of four current chairs by one year.

• Judiciary Cites Progress on Case Management, Property Authority, and AI

  The Judiciary is making progress on three key initiatives: modernizing case-management technology, authority to manage mission-essential Judiciary properties, and setting policy on AI use, the Judicial Conference of the United States was told today.

• Funds Available for Additional Chapter 7 Trustee Payments for FY 2025 Cases

  The Department of Justice (DOJ) has advised the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts that funds are available to transfer to the Judiciary to make additional payments to eligible Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees for fiscal year 2025.

• New Supreme Court Fellows Set to Begin Term

  Four new U.S. Supreme Court Fellows are set to begin their 2026-2027 fellowships in September.

• From Fellows to Mentors: Alumni Share Lasting Lessons from Courts with the Next Generation

  Annabel Rodriguez grew up in Boston in a Spanish-speaking home where, from childhood, she was the family translator and advocate. She didn’t think a career in law was within her reach until she got a unique opportunity in college to enroll in a fellowship at the federal courthouse.