On Thursday, November 30, 2023, starting at 9:00 p.m., CM/ECF will be unavailable for electronic filing to allow certain upgrades to be made. The upgrades will take approximately one hour to complete.
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News & Announcements
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.
The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved certain inflation-based increases to the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. These increases become effective on December 1, 2023. A chart showing the affected numbered items is...
Judge Connelly and Judge Black invite you to attend a brown bag lunch on November 15, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. in the Lynchburg courtroom. Please feel free to bring a lunch and join them as they will be available to address any questions or concerns...
Due to scheduled protests near the Commonwealth Building, the bankruptcy clerk’s office in Roanoke will close its public counter and dropbox at 3:00 p.m. on November 1, 2023.
Judge Connelly and Judge Black invite you to attend a brown bag lunch on November 15, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. in the Lynchburg courtroom. Please feel free to bring a lunch and join them as they will be available to address any questions or concerns...
Absent further notice, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia will continue operations in the usual course notwithstanding any shutdown of the federal government caused by the failure to enact an annual...
The Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure has approved publication for public comment on proposed amendments to existing rules and forms, as well as one new rule. The public comment period opened on August 15, 2023, and...
This message is sent on behalf of the U.S. Trustee Program
ATTENTION ALL DEBTOR AND CREDITOR ATTORNEYS:
The U.S. Trustee Program is implementing virtual section 341 meetings of creditors for all chapter 7, 12, and 13 cases filed in...
Please be advised that Judge Black will hold hearings in person for all regularly scheduled court dates between October 16, 2023 and December 22, 2023. The regularly scheduled Roanoke court hearings will be heard in the Roanoke courtroom. The...
On August 9, 2023, Local Rule 1072-1 was amended to remove Big Stone Gap as a place of holding court.