U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa
3 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Lee M. Jackwig
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Anita L. ShodeenRetired
Bankruptcy judge
Russell J. HillRetired 2004
Bankruptcy judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- General Order 2016-2: Attorney Admission and CM/ECF Filing Privileges ↗
- CM/ECF Administrative Procedures ↗
Filing
An attorney seeking new bankruptcy court CM/ECF privileges must be admitted to the Southern District of Iowa district court.
“any attorneys that have not previously registered for user name and password for CM/ECF access and wish to appear before the Bankruptcy Court must be admitted to the District Court to obtain CM/ECF filing privileges.”
Filing
Do not submit a proposed order unless the court instructs you to do so.
“Do not submit a proposed order to the Court unless instructed to do so.”
Filing
Serve unregistered recipients with the document and the Notice of Electronic Filing, and include a certificate of service.
“The Filing User shall serve the document with a copy of the Notice of Electronic Filing upon all other persons entitled to notice or service who are not registered e-filers and in accordance with the applicable rules. The document shall contain a Certificate of Service containing language similar to”