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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.
Tue, 12/17/2024
Effective December 17, 2024, Amended General Order No. 2 applies to all appeals before the BAP.
This means the BAP will continue to accept in-person filings from unrepresented parties by mail and at the intake window. Additionally, the BAP now...
Mon, 11/04/2024
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is seeking applicants for a bankruptcy judge position in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island. More information can be found ...
Thu, 04/04/2024
Press Release -- Kimberly A. Bacher Selected for the United States Bankruptcy Court in New Hampshire
Chief Judge David J. Barron of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit announced today that Kimberly A. Bacher has been selected to fill the upcoming vacancy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire...
Fri, 08/04/2023
Until further notice, pro se (unrepresented) parties can file documents in any of the following ways: by email, with the appropriate document(s) attached in PDF format, to the following address: bap01_prose_filings@ca1.uscourts.gov; by U.S. mail; or...
Thu, 07/27/2023
The current term of office of Mildred Cabán, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, is due to expire on March 16, 2024. Members of the bar and the public are invited to submit comments for consideration by the Court of...
Wed, 04/19/2023
The First Circuit Judicial Council has unanimously approved the appointment of Bankruptcy Judge Diane Finkle, of the District of Rhode Island, to serve as Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit for a four-year term...
Thu, 03/23/2023
The BAP is pleased to announce that on March 21, 2023, the First Circuit Judicial Council issued an Order of Appointment appointing Judge María de los Ángeles González (Bankr. D. Puerto Rico) to the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First...
Fri, 07/29/2022
ORDER REGARDING VIRTUAL ORAL ARGUMENTS
Due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic and in order to protect public health and safety, all hearings before the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit (“BAP”) will be conducted by...
Thu, 02/25/2021
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts (the “AO”) has provided notice of a national...
Tue, 01/19/2021
BANKRUPTCY JUDGE POSITION
The First Circuit Court of Appeals is seeking applicants for a bankruptcy judge position
for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico in Ponce. Attorneys are
encouraged to apply, even if their...