Michele J. Kim
How Judge Kim rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Kim
Michele J. Kim has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Georgia since June 2017. She is the court's chief bankruptcy judge.
Judge Kim's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Kim's own (checked October 10, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026).
- General Order 2024-3: Electronic Case Files and Administrative Procedures ↗
- General Order 2022-1: Negative Notice Procedures ↗
- General Order 2017-1: Motion for Relief from Stay ↗
- General Order 2024-1: Discharge Requirements ↗
- General Order 2017-2: Chapter 13 Attorney Compensation ↗
- E-Orders Trustee and Attorney Guidelines and Procedures ↗
How Judge Kim decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Dill v. Gandy, Kim denied both sides’ requests to enforce a settlement because they had agreed on $7,500 of the claim but had not agreed on the treatment of the remaining $4,848.85.
“Absent agreement on all essential terms, no enforceable settlement exists.”
Procedural preferences
When prior relief was entered without a meaningful opportunity to object, reconsideration may be necessary to prevent manifest injustice.
“Debtor was not afforded a meaningful opportunity to object or otherwise be heard on the Motion to Extend and it would be manifest injustice to allow the Second Extension Order to stand.”
Cautions
In Schofield v. The Brian A. Moore Law Firm, LLC, Kim denied dismissal of a debt-adjustment claim because the firm’s status alone did not establish that the challenged services fell within the statutory practice-of-law exemption.
“As previously established, this does not constitute a blanket exemption for law firms.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Objection (ECF No. 97) is OVERRULED.”
“THEREFORE ORDERED, that Debtor’s Motion (ECF No. 65) is hereby GRANTED;”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement (ECF No. 36) is DENIED;”
“FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant’s Cross-Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement (ECF No. 39) is DENIED.”
“FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion (ECF No. 155) is GRANTED;”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion (ECF No. 23) is DENIED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Debtor’s Motion to Strike the Trustee’s Objection (ECF No. 225) is DENIED;”
“FURTHER ORDERED that the Trustee’s Objection (ECF No. 217) is SUSTAINED as provided in this Order;”
“FURTHER ORDERED that Debtor’s Motion to Convert to Chapter 13 (ECF No. 215) is DENIED.”
“It is duplicative of the Motion to Convert to Chapter 13 (ECF No. 215) and is now denied as moot.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Debtor’s Objections (ECF Nos. 177, 178) to the Motion are OVERRULED;”
“FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion (ECF No. 157) is GRANTED;”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion (ECF No. 280) is GRANTED;”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion (ECF No. 294) is GRANTED;”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Debtor’s Motion for Stay is DENIED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion (ECF No. 447) is GRANTED;”
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendant’s amended Motion for Summary Judgment (A.P. ECF No. 22) is hereby GRANTED;”
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