Save the Date: OSB Annual Debtor-Creditor Conference September 25 and 26 at Riverhouse Lodge
May 21, 2026
Discounted block room booking rate and additional information available on the Annual Meeting page.
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Kathryn F. Evans Selected as Bankruptcy Judge
March 5, 2026
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has selected attorney Kathryn F. Evans to serve as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Oregon, effective March 5, 2026. More details are listed on the Oregon Bankruptcy Court website.
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Registration is open for 39th Annual Northwest Bankruptcy Institute
Friday & Saturday, April 17–18, 2026 (in person only)
CLE credits: OR: 7.75 General and 1 Ethics (pending)
Click here to register for the in-person event at the Hilton Bellevue.
Additional information and brochure available on the event page.
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Registration is open for Saturday Session 2026
Saturday, March 7, 2025 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
CLE Credits: 2 to 3 General (pending)
Click here to register for the in-person event at the Salem Convention Center.
Click here to register for the online event (interactive, but audio only).
Whether or not you plan to attend, please complete the survey located here.
Agenda and additional information are available on the event page.
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SAVE THE DATE!
39th Annual Northwest Bankruptcy Institute
Friday & Saturday, April 17–18, 2026 (in person only)
Hilton Bellevue
300 112th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA
Special hotel rates available through Thursday, March 26 or until the room block is full.
Additional information is available on the event page.
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Local Rules and Forms Changes Effective 12/1/2025
Click here for local rules.
Click here for local forms. Click here for notes on the updated forms.
Additional information about the changes along with new and updated ECF events is available here.
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2025 Award of Merit
Congratulations to the 2025 William N. Stiles Award of Merit recipient S. Ward Greene!
Past recipients are posted on the Award of Merit Committee page.
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Proposed 2025 Local Rules and Forms
Changes – Public Comment Period Open
Proposed changes to the Local Bankruptcy Rules (LBRs) and Local Bankruptcy Forms (LBFs) have been posted on the court’s website for public comment. If adopted, these rule and form changes will be effective December 1, 2025.
2025 Local Rules and Forms Proposals for Public Comment.pdf (uscourts.gov)
Comments on the proposed changes are invited and must be submitted by October 6, 2025. Visit the court’s website at https://www.orb.uscourts.gov/contact and select “Local Rules and Forms Comments” from the “Category” list to submit comments.
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2025 Debtor-Creditor Section Annual Meeting and CLE
Click here to register
Friday, October 3, 2025 to Saturday, October 4, 2025
In-person at the University of Oregon Campus
The program provides a forum for networking opportunities with attorneys, trustees, receivers, and judges from around the state. The meeting will be held at the University of Oregon Campus in Eugene, Oregon, with the first day at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and the second day at the University of Oregon School of Law (a.k.a. the William W. Knight Law Center).
8 CLE Credits (pending)
Special Hotel rates available.
More information is available on the Annual Meeting page.
Download the brochure for more details.
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38th Annual Northwest Bankruptcy Institute
Friday, May 2, 2025 1 p.m.–5:40 p.m. PDT and Saturday, May 3, 2025 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m. PDT
CLE credits: OR: 8 General (or 7 General and 1 Mental Health/Substance Use for Consumer Breakout) (pending)
WA: 8 Law & Legal (or 7 Law & Legal and 1 Mental Health and Personal Development for Consumer Breakout) (pending)
NWBI is cosponsored by the OSB Debtor-Creditor Section and the WSBA Creditor Debtor Rights Section
Additional information is available on the event page.
Download the brochure for more details.
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Bankruptcy Court Telephonic Hearing Numbers Change on March 01, 2025
The numbers for Judge Hercher, Judge McKittrick, Judge Brown, and Relief from Stay Hearings are set to change on March 01, 2025.
Phone number and access codes are available here.
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New UST Consumer 341 Meeting Resource
The U.S. Trustee Program revamped its webpage with useful information about meetings of creditors, including Zoom meetings, to assist consumer debtors and their attorneys in preparing for meetings and in navigating the meeting process.
You can access the webpage here: https://www.justice.gov/ust/moc
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Registration is open for Saturday Session 2025
Saturday, March 8, 2025 8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
CLE Credits: (pending)
Click here to register for the in-person event at the Salem Convention Center.
Click here to register for the online event (interactive, but audio only).
Whether or not you plan to attend, please complete the survey located here.
Agenda and additional information are available on the event page.
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Local Rules and Forms Changes Effective 12/1/2024
Rules and Forms updates are available on the Court’s website.
Click here for local rule changes effective 12/1/24.
Click here for local form changes effective 12/1/24.
Click here for notes on recently updated local forms.
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Bankruptcy Judgeship Opportunity – District of Oregon
The Ninth Circuit has posted a vacancy announcement for a bankruptcy judge position in Eugene, OR.
Ninth Circuit Judgeship Recruitment – 9th Circuit Posting
Applications must be received by 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
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Bankruptcy Court Telephonic Hearing Numbers Changed on October 30, 2024
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon changed the telephone number and access codes used for telephonic hearings on October 30, 2024.
New phone number and access codes are available on the Court’s website.
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2024 Award of Merit
Congratulations to the 2024 William N. Stiles Award of Merit recipient Hon. Thomas M. Renn!
Past recipients are posted on the Award of Merit Committee page.
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Proposed 2024 Local Rules and Forms Changes – Public Comment Period Open
Proposed changes to the Local Bankruptcy Rules (LBRs) and Local Bankruptcy Forms (LBFs) have been posted on the court’s website for public comment. If adopted, these rule and form changes will be effective December 1, 2024.
2024 Local Rules and Forms Proposals for Public Comment.pdf (uscourts.gov)
Comments on the proposed changes are invited and must be submitted by October 20, 2024. To submit comments, you may either:
- Submit via the “Contact Us” page of the court’s website (for this option, select “Local Rules and Forms Comments” from the “Category” list) or
- Email your comments to [email protected]