Bankruptcy court
Middle District of North Carolina
The Middle District of North Carolina is the federal bankruptcy court for 24 counties in North Carolina, divided into 3 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.
Durham Division
8 counties
- Chatham County
- Durham County
- Hoke County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Scotland County
U.S. Bankruptcy Court M.D.N.C. — Divisional county assignments (Durham Division)
Greensboro Division
7 counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Guilford County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rockingham County
U.S. Bankruptcy Court M.D.N.C. — Divisional county assignments (Greensboro Division)
Winston-Salem Division
9 counties
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
U.S. Bankruptcy Court M.D.N.C. — Divisional county assignments (Winston-Salem Division)
How the Middle 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
Bankruptcy Administrator for the Middle District of North Carolina, Zoom341s
What the Middle 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.
- M.D.N.C. LBR 1001-1
captured 2026-07-22
- M.D.N.C. LBR 1002-1
captured 2026-07-22
- M.D.N.C. LBR 1007-1
captured 2026-07-22
- M.D.N.C. LBR 1007-2
captured 2026-07-22
- M.D.N.C. LBR 1009-1
captured 2026-07-22
- M.D.N.C. LBR 1015-1
captured 2026-07-22
- M.D.N.C. LBR 1019-1
captured 2026-07-22
- M.D.N.C. LBR 2002-1
captured 2026-07-22
- M.D.N.C. LBR 2004-1
captured 2026-07-22
- M.D.N.C. LBR 2007.1-1
captured 2026-07-22
- M.D.N.C. LBR 2014-1
captured 2026-07-22
- M.D.N.C. LBR 2072-1
captured 2026-07-22
Showing 12 of 55 this court publishes.
Standing orders
General orders the court has entered that apply across cases rather than to one case.
- Loan Modification Management Program Order
captured 2026-07-22
- Standing Order 22-03
captured 2026-07-22
- Standing Order 24-02
captured 2026-07-22
- Standing Order 24-03 Chapter 13 Procedures
captured 2026-07-22
- Standing Order 25-02 Chapter 13 Presumptive Fee
captured 2026-07-22
- Standing Order January 9
captured 2026-07-22
Related
Not yet published here
We have not collected these for this court, so this page does not show them. The court’s own site is the authority meanwhile.
- Courthouse street addresses, filing-counter hours and clerk phone numbers
- The trustees who serve this district
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