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Western District of Virginia

The Western District of Virginia is the federal bankruptcy court for 69 counties in Virginia, divided into 3 divisions.

Divisions and counties served

Each county below is assigned to a division by the court’s own order or local rule.

Bankruptcy venue is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1408, not by county alone. It can rest on domicile, residence, a principal place of business, or principal assets in the United States, measured over the 180 days before filing — so a recent move can change which district is available. Confirm venue before filing.

Harrisonburg Division

19 counties

W.D. Va. Local Bankruptcy Rule 1071-1(A)(3): "Harrisonburg Divisional Office ... which consists of the counties of Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rappahannock, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren, and the cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Winchester, Buena Vista, Lexington, Clifton Forge, and Covington."

Lynchburg Division

23 counties

W.D. Va. Local Bankruptcy Rule 1071-1(A)(2): "Lynchburg Divisional Office ... which consists of the counties of Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Greene, Halifax, Henry, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Patrick, Pittsylvania, and the cities of Charlottesville, Bedford, Lynchburg, Danville, Martinsville, and South Boston."

Roanoke Division

27 counties

W.D. Va. Local Bankruptcy Rule 1071-1(A)(1): "Roanoke Divisional Office ... which consists of the counties of Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, Wythe, and the cities of Bristol, Galax, Norton, Radford, Roanoke, and Salem."

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How the Western District of Virginia 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
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What the Western District of Virginia 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.

Showing 12 of 63 this court publishes.

Standing orders

General orders the court has entered that apply across cases rather than to one case.

Showing 12 of 19 this court publishes.

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

This court publishes at www.vawb.uscourts.gov. The rules, orders and fee schedules linked on this page go to its own copies.

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