U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
11 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Peter D. Russin
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Scott M. Grossman
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Mindy A. Mora
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Robert A. Mark
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
A. Jay CristolRetired
Bankruptcy judge
Erik P. Kimball
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Paul G. Hyman Jr.Recalled to service
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Raymond B. RayRetired
Bankruptcy judge
Steven H. FriedmanRetired
Bankruptcy judge
John K. OlsonRetired
Bankruptcy judge
Laurel M. IsicoffRecalled to service
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida 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 Requesting, Filing, Serving, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- Adoption of Student Loan Program for Debtors in Chapter 13 Cases ↗
Sealing
Highly sensitive documents must be filed and served on paper, or on digital media or a secured flash drive if paper filing is impossible.
“ORDERED that effective as of the date of this Order and until the Court orders otherwise, the filing, service, and management of HSDs will be filed and served (i) in paper form or (ii) only if the document cannot be filed in paper form, in digital media or on a secured electronic flash drive,”
Other
The student-loan program procedures apply to individual debtors in pending Chapter 13 cases and cases converted to Chapter 13 on or after May 3, 2021.
“The SLP Procedures shall apply to individual debtors in cases pending under chapter 13 or cases converted to chapter 13 on or after May 3, 2021.”