In observance of Independence Day, the Office of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Clerk will be closed from 3pm on Monday, July 3rd, 2023, through Tuesday, July 4th, 2023.

Beginning June 1, 2023

In order to remain in active status within the District of Utah for the period of 2023-2024, attorneys are required to register with and submit a $30 annual registration fee to the U.S. District Court, District of Utah. This process must be completed between the dates of June 1, 2023, and July 1, 2023.

Online registration is mandatory for all Attorneys who practice in either the District Court and/or Bankruptcy Court, although the annual fee is waived for Federal Attorneys, as defined in the local rules of the Utah District Court DUCivR 83-1.1(b)(1).

Click here to visit the Utah District Court’s website for instructions.

In accordance with General Order 23-006 of the Utah District Court, active and federal attorneys who fail to register by July 1, 2023, will be unable to electronically file documents in this court as of July 2, 2023. In addition, their membership status will be changed to “registration lapsed,” and they will need to pay a reinstatement fee of $75.00 to reactivate their membership

Link for instructions: http://www.utd.uscourts.gov/attorney-annual-registration

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has appointed Peggy Hunt to the bankruptcy bench for the District of Utah, effective Friday, March 10, 2023.

Judge Hunt was previously the co-managing shareholder of the Salt Lake City office of the global law firm, Greenberg Traurig, LLP. She is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and an American Bar Association Fellow. She was appointed to serve on the Utah Securities Commission. Judge Hunt also served as President of numerous professional and community organizations, including the Utah Bar Foundation, Women Lawyers of Utah, the Utah Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Utah Women’s Forum, and the Board of Advisors for the Utah Museum of Natural History. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Honorable Joel Marker, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Utah, administered the oath to Judge Hunt this afternoon. Judge Hunt will have chambers in Salt Lake City.

*UPDATE 3/4/2023 @ 12:55PM: System is back online. If you experience any issues, please contact the CM/ECF Help Desk.

*UPDATE 3/4/2023 @ 11:10AM: System is still unavailable, we're hoping to have it back online at noon.
Please check back for status updates.

Original Announcement: Starting at 7:00 AM MST on Saturday, March 4, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah will be performing System Maintenance on the CM-ECF Servers.

The Court is currently estimating 4 hours to complete this maintenance, provided no major issues arise.  We'll update this notice if that changes.

Please plan ahead for this outage.  If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact our CM-ECF Help Desk during business hours by calling 801-450-3443 or by email using bankruptcy_clerk@utb.uscourts.gov.

The Court will be closed Monday, February 20th, 2023 in observance of Presidents' Day. We'll be back in the office on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023.