Bankruptcy court
Southern District of Mississippi
The Southern District of Mississippi is the federal bankruptcy court for 45 counties in Mississippi, divided into 4 divisions.
Divisions and counties served
A case is filed in the division that covers the filer’s county. Each assignment below comes from the court’s own order or local rule.
Gulfport Division
7 counties
28 U.S.C. § 104(b)(2) (Southern Division, court held at Gulfport)
Hattiesburg Division
12 counties
- Clarke County
- Covington County
- Forrest County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Perry County
- Walthall County
- Wayne County
28 U.S.C. § 104(b)(3) (Eastern Division, court held at Hattiesburg)
Jackson Division
18 counties
- Copiah County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Issaquena County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Madison County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Sharkey County
- Simpson County
- Smith County
- Warren County
- Yazoo County
28 U.S.C. § 104(b)(1) (Northern Division, court held at Jackson)
Natchez Division
8 counties
- Adams County
- Amite County
- Claiborne County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Wilkinson County
28 U.S.C. § 104(b)(4) (Western Division, court held at Natchez)
How the Southern District of Mississippi runs a case
Practices this court sets for itself. They differ from district to district, which is why a national answer cannot supply them.
- Section 341 meeting of creditors
- By Zoom video
- Chapter 13 attorney fee this court approves without a fee application
- $4,600
USTP Instructions for Joining a Zoom § 341(a) Meeting of Creditors
This is the amount the court will approve without an itemised fee application, not a rate any particular firm charges.
What the Southern District of Mississippi publishes
Local rules and standing orders bind cases in this district in addition to the national rules. Each link goes to the court’s own copy.
Local rules
The rules this court adds on top of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. They bind every case filed here.
- S.D. Miss. LBR 1001-1
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- S.D. Miss. LBR 1002-1
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- S.D. Miss. LBR 1006-1
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- S.D. Miss. LBR 1007-1
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- S.D. Miss. LBR 1009-1
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- S.D. Miss. LBR 1015-1
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- S.D. Miss. LBR 1017-1
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- S.D. Miss. LBR 2002-1
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- S.D. Miss. LBR 2003-1
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- S.D. Miss. LBR 2004-1
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- S.D. Miss. LBR 2014-1
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- S.D. Miss. LBR 2015-1
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Standing orders
General orders the court has entered that apply across cases rather than to one case.
- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 06-02-2025 Order Appt Chief Judge.pdf
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 20121207-ms_designation.pdf
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 20131202-tempassignbkjudges.pdf
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 2014-02 Standing Order Designating Presumptive 11 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(5)(B) Interest Rate
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 20141203-tempassignbkjudges.pdf
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- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 2017-01 Amended Standing Order Designating Presumptive 11 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(5)(B) Interest Rate
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 2018-04 Standing Order Designating Presumptive 11 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(5)(B) Interest Rate
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 20181206-temassignbkjudges.pdf
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- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 20191205-tempassignmentbkjudges.pdf
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- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 2020-05 Standing Order Designating Presumptive 11 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(5)(B) Interest Rate
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 20210701-apptjudgewilson.pdf
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official standing_order — 20211230-tempassignmentbkjudges.pdf
captured 2026-07-22
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Fee schedules
What this court charges, as the court publishes it.
- Bankr. S.D. Miss. official fee_schedule — Printable Version (PDF)
captured 2026-07-22
Related
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- The trustees who serve this district
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