UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC
CONCERNING 2025 LOCAL RULE REVISIONS
The bar and public are advised that, upon completion of a period of extensive review,
analysis and drafting by the Court’s internal Local Rules Committee, and upon expiration of a 30-
day public comment period, the Board of Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of New Jersey has approved comprehensive revisions to the Court’s Local Bankruptcy
Rules. The new 2025 Local Bankruptcy Rules are meant to improve upon prior Local Rules by
adapting to the advancement of the Court’s local practice.
The Local Rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, when
published, supersede all previously entered general orders concerning Court policy governed by
local rule. The effective date for the new 2025 Local Bankruptcy Rules is August 1, 2025.
Links to the above-referenced Local Rules are included for ease of reference. The complete
Local Rules package will be posted on the Court’s website, www.njb.uscourts.gov, on or about
August 1, 2025.
* New Local Rules package effective August 1, 2025
* Previously circulated redlined version
Dated: August 1, 2025 Jeanne A. Naughton, Clerk