United States bankruptcy courts

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federal court specialized court

United States bankruptcy courts are specialized federal courts that handle bankruptcy cases and related matters under U.S. bankruptcy law.

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All labels observed (31)

Label	Occurrences
United States bankruptcy courts canonical	16
Bankruptcy courts of the United States	4
United States bankruptcy judges	4
United States Bankruptcy Courts	3
United States Bankruptcy Court	2
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia	2
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire	2
United States Bankruptcy Court system	2
United States bankruptcy court system	2
U.S. bankruptcy courts	1
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota	1
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota	1
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico	1
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island	1
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina	1
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma	1
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York	1
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina	1
United States Bankruptcy Courts as separate units of the federal district courts	1
United States bankruptcy court	1
United States bankruptcy court for the District of Vermont	1
United States bankruptcy court for the Eastern District of Missouri	1
United States bankruptcy court for the Northern District of West Virginia	1
United States bankruptcy court for the Western District of Texas	1
United States bankruptcy courts in New Jersey	1
United States bankruptcy courts in Vermont	1
United States bankruptcy courts in the Middle District of Florida	1
United States bankruptcy courts in the Northern District of New York	1
United States bankruptcy courts in the Northern District of Texas	1
United States bankruptcy courts in the Southern District of Mississippi	1
United States bankruptcy courts in the Western District of Texas	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal court ⓘ specialized court ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure fair treatment of creditors ⓘ provide debtor relief ⓘ
appealsTo	United States courts of appeals ⓘ United States district courts ⓘ
appliesLaw	United States bankruptcy law ⓘ
canConduct	adversary proceedings ⓘ contested matters ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	United States Congress ⓘ
establishedAsSeparateCourts	Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 ⓘ
governingStatute	Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 ⓘ Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 ⓘ Title 11 of the United States Code ⓘ
handles	automatic stay issues ⓘ avoidance actions ⓘ claims allowance and priority ⓘ confirmation of bankruptcy plans ⓘ discharge of debts ⓘ liquidation of debtor assets ⓘ reorganization of debtor obligations ⓘ
hearsCasesUnder	Chapter 11 bankruptcy ⓘ Chapter 12 bankruptcy ⓘ Chapter 13 bankruptcy ⓘ Chapter 15 bankruptcy ⓘ Chapter 7 bankruptcy ⓘ Chapter 9 bankruptcy ⓘ
historicalPrecursor	referees in bankruptcy ⓘ
judgesAppointedBy	United States courts of appeals ⓘ
judgeTermLength	14 years ⓘ
jurisdiction	bankruptcy cases ⓘ debtor–creditor disputes under bankruptcy law ⓘ insolvency proceedings ⓘ
legalBasis	Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction	United States district courts ⓘ surface form: United States federal judicial districts
numberOfCourts	one in each federal judicial district ⓘ
partOf	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
presidedOverBy	United States bankruptcy courts self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States bankruptcy judges
primaryFunction	administration of bankruptcy estates ⓘ equitable distribution to creditors ⓘ
relatedTo	United States courts of appeals ⓘ United States district courts ⓘ
restructuredBy	Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 ⓘ
subjectTo	Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure ⓘ local bankruptcy rules ⓘ
subjectToReviewBy	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States Supreme Court
subordinateTo	United States district courts ⓘ

Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

federal judiciary of the United States → includesCourt → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

Judicial Conference of the United States → jurisdiction → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

United States bankruptcy courts → presidedOverBy → United States bankruptcy courts self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy judges

Administrative Office of the United States Courts → appliesTo → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

Committee on Security and Facilities → scope → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

Committee on the Budget → appliesTo → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy court for the Western District of Texas

E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse → houses → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia

United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire

United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire → relatedTo → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire

United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Eastern District of Oklahoma → hasSubdivision → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

subject surface form: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota

United States District Court for the District of Columbia → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia

United States District Court for the Northern District of New York → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy courts in the Northern District of New York

United States District Court for the Western District of New York → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York

United States District Court for the District of Vermont → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy court for the District of Vermont

United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy courts in the Northern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy courts in the Southern District of Mississippi

United States bankruptcy law → administeredBy → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

Title 11 of the United States Code → administeredBy → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure → appliesToCourtSystem → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

AOUSC → supportsBody → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Courts

Article I – General Provisions → appliesIn → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

Bankruptcy Reporter → jurisdictionCovered → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. bankruptcy courts

Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 → delegatesAuthorityTo → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy judges

Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 → relatedTo → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa → employs → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy judges

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy courts in the Middle District of Florida

United States federal judges → hasSubclass → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy judges

W.D. Tex. → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy courts in the Western District of Texas

Article I court → hasExample → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court

D. Vt. → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy courts in Vermont

N.D.W. Va. → hearsAppealsFrom → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy court for the Northern District of West Virginia

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio → hasCategory → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bankruptcy courts of the United States

Chapter 7 – Liquidation → administeredBy → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court

Chapter 11 – Reorganization → administeredBy → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Courts

Chapter 12 – Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer or Fisherman with Regular Annual Income → administeredBy → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

Chapter 13 – Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income → administeredBy → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

Public Law 95-598 → established → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Courts as separate units of the federal district courts

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan → category → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bankruptcy courts of the United States

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California → category → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bankruptcy courts of the United States

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York → partOfSystem → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court system

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri → partOf → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy court system

Judicial branch of the United States government → hasComponent → United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ