U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
13 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Mary Elaine HammondRetired
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Alan JaroslovskyRetired 2017
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Marilyn MorganRetired
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Thomas E. CarlsonRetired 2012
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Arthur S. WeissbrodtRetired 2016
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Dennis Montali
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Leslie J. TchaikovskyRetired 2010
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Edward D. JellenRetired 2012
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Charles D. NovackRetired 2026
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Randall J. NewsomeRetired
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
William J. Lafferty III
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Hannah L. Blumenstiel
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Stephen L. Johnson
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- Procedures for Filing Redacted or Sealed Confidential or Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- E-Order Submission Procedure ↗
Filing
Upload proposed E-orders as PDFs created directly from a word processing file, not scanned orders.
“The order must be submitted in PDF format. The order should be created in a word processing application and directly converted to PDF format using Adobe Acrobat or similar software. DO NOT UPLOAD A SCANNED ORDER.”
Filing
Leave the designated signature and footer areas blank on proposed E-orders.
“The upper right-hand corner (four inches from the right- hand margin and three and a half inches from the top) of the first page of the order should be left blank.”
Sealing
Seek a court order before filing a document under seal or in redacted form.
“No document may be filed in redacted form or filed under seal and made part of the record except pursuant to court order.”
Sealing
Submit an unredacted highly sensitive document only on paper.
“HSDs will be accepted for filing in paper format only, and no HSD should be submitted for filing by any means other than in paper format and as set forth in these Procedures.”
Sealing
Support a motion to seal or redact confidential material with a competent declaration explaining its factual basis.
“Any such motion must be supported by a competent declaration that attests to the factual bases for the relief sought.”