Bankruptcy court
Eastern District of North Carolina
The Eastern District of North Carolina is the federal bankruptcy court for 44 counties in North Carolina, divided into 5 divisions.
This district is administered by a Bankruptcy Administrator rather than the United States Trustee.
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.
Fayetteville Division
3 counties
U.S. Bankruptcy Court E.D.N.C. Official Divisional Map (Effective December 2, 2013)
Greenville Division
19 counties
- Beaufort County
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Currituck County
- Dare County
- Edgecombe County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Hyde County
- Martin County
- Northampton County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Pitt County
- Tyrrell County
- Washington County
- Wilson County
U.S. Bankruptcy Court E.D.N.C. Official Divisional Map (Effective December 2, 2013)
New Bern Division
9 counties
- Carteret County
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Onslow County
- Pamlico County
- Wayne County
U.S. Bankruptcy Court E.D.N.C. Official Divisional Map (Effective December 2, 2013)
Raleigh Division
8 counties
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Harnett County
- Johnston County
- Nash County
- Vance County
- Wake County
- Warren County
U.S. Bankruptcy Court E.D.N.C. Official Divisional Map (Effective December 2, 2013)
Wilmington Division
5 counties
U.S. Bankruptcy Court E.D.N.C. Official Divisional Map (Effective December 2, 2013)
How the Eastern District of North Carolina 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 plan form
- This district requires its own local plan form
Bankruptcy Administrator for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Zoom341s
North Carolina Eastern Chapter 13 Plan (revised December 1, 2025)
What the Eastern District of North Carolina 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.
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1002-1
captured 2026-07-22
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1004.1-1
captured 2026-07-22
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1006-1
captured 2026-07-22
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1007-1
captured 2026-07-22
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1007-2
captured 2026-07-22
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1007-3
captured 2026-07-22
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1007-5
captured 2026-07-22
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1009-1
captured 2026-07-22
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1016-1
captured 2026-07-22
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1017-2
captured 2026-07-22
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1019-1
captured 2026-07-22
- E.D.N.C. LBR 1020-1
captured 2026-07-22
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- Courthouse street addresses, filing-counter hours and clerk phone numbers
- The trustees who serve this district
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