Bankruptcy court
Southern District of West Virginia
The Southern District of West Virginia is the federal bankruptcy court for 23 counties in West Virginia, divided into 5 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.
Beckley Division
8 counties
Charleston Division
5 counties
Huntington Division
5 counties
Parkersburg Division
5 counties
How the Southern District of West 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
- By Zoom video
USTP Instructions for Joining a Zoom § 341(a) Meeting of Creditors
What the Southern District of West 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.
- S.D.W. Va. Bankruptcy localrules
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- S.D.W. Va. LBR 1007-1
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- S.D.W. Va. LBR 1007-2
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- S.D.W. Va. LBR 1007-5
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- S.D.W. Va. LBR 1009-1
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- S.D.W. Va. LBR 1014-2
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- S.D.W. Va. LBR 1015-1
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- S.D.W. Va. LBR 1017-2
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- S.D.W. Va. LBR 1019-1.1
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- S.D.W. Va. LBR 1071-1
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- S.D.W. Va. LBR 1072-1
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- S.D.W. Va. LBR 1073-1
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Standing orders
General orders the court has entered that apply across cases rather than to one case.
- S.D.W. Va. Bankruptcy General Order 23 05
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- S.D.W. Va. Bankruptcy General Order 23 06
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- S.D.W. Va. Bankruptcy General Order 25 03 signed
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Fee schedules
What this court charges, as the court publishes it.
- S.D.W. Va. Bankruptcy FeeSchedule2023
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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