Mary E. Lopinot
How Judge Lopinot rules, drawn from 1 signed order. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Lopinot
Mary E. Lopinot joined the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois in October 2024 and became chief judge the following month. She previously worked for a Chapter 13 trustee and practiced bankruptcy, tax and business law.
Judge Lopinot's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Lopinot's own (checked October 11, 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 11, 2026).
- General Order 26-3: Authorization of Chapter 13 Plan Payment by Personal Check and Collection of Fees ↗
- General Order 26-2: Procedures for Access and Management of Sealed Documents ↗
- General Order 26-1: Attorney’s Fees in Chapter 13 ↗
- General Order 25-3: Noticing of Motions to Determine Mortgage Status ↗
- General Order 25-1: Adoption of Form Motion to Extend Automatic Stay ↗
How Judge Lopinot decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In the reviewed claim objection, evidence of re-letting without evidence of the replacement rent did not establish the creditor's claimed damages for the later months.
“no evidence was presented as to the monthly rent paid by the new tenant, nor as to any resulting deficiency in rents due under the original Lease.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Based on this determination, the Creditor shall be allowed a non-priority unsecured claim in the amount of $19,400.00.”
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