Bankruptcy court
District of Vermont
The District of Vermont is the federal bankruptcy court in Vermont.
Divisions
The District of Vermont holds court in 2 divisions but does not divide its counties between them by rule — the court publishes no county-to-division assignment.
- Burlington Division
- Rutland Division
How the District of Vermont 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
USTP Instructions for Joining a Zoom § 341(a) Meeting of Creditors
What the District of Vermont 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.
- Vermont Local Bankruptcy Rules — 2024
captured 2026-07-22
- Vt. LBR 1001-1
captured 2026-07-22
- Vt. LBR 1002-1
captured 2026-07-22
- Vt. LBR 1005-1
captured 2026-07-22
- Vt. LBR 1006-1
captured 2026-07-22
- Vt. LBR 1007-1
captured 2026-07-22
- Vt. LBR 1007-3
captured 2026-07-22
- Vt. LBR 1009-1
captured 2026-07-22
- Vt. LBR 1015-1
captured 2026-07-22
- Vt. LBR 1017-1
captured 2026-07-22
- Vt. LBR 1017-2
captured 2026-07-22
- Vt. LBR 1019-1
captured 2026-07-22
Showing 12 of 128 this court publishes.
Standing orders
General orders the court has entered that apply across cases rather than to one case.
- Standing Order 25-01 — December 1, 2025 local-rule modifications
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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