United States bankruptcy courts

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

All labels observed (31)

Label Occurrences
United States bankruptcy courts canonical 16
Bankruptcy courts of the United States 4
United States bankruptcy judges 4

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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

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

D.N.J. hearsAppealsFrom United States bankruptcy courts
this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy courts in New Jersey
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama category United States bankruptcy courts
this entity surface form: Bankruptcy courts of the United States
Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2071–2077 appliesTo United States bankruptcy courts
U.S. federal courts hasSpecializedCourt United States bankruptcy courts
this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Courts
United States bankruptcy judges partOf United States bankruptcy courts
this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy court
United States bankruptcy judges workAt United States bankruptcy courts
United States bankruptcy courts in the Northern District of Georgia partOf United States bankruptcy courts
this entity surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court system
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia partOfSystem United States bankruptcy courts
this entity surface form: United States bankruptcy court system