U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
12 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
E. Stephen DerbyRetired 2019
Bankruptcy judge
Duncan W. KeirRetired 2023
Bankruptcy judge
James F. SchneiderDeceased
Bankruptcy judge
Paul MannesDeceased
Bankruptcy judge
Harvey M. LebowitzRetired 1982
Bankruptcy judge
Wendelin I. LippDeceased
Bankruptcy judge
Michelle M. Harner
Bankruptcy judge
David E. Rice
Bankruptcy judge
Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark
Bankruptcy judge
Nancy V. Alquist
Bankruptcy judge
Thomas J. Catliota
Bankruptcy judge
Lori S. Simpson
Bankruptcy judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland 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 ↗
- Administrative Order 26-03: Access and Management of Sealed Documents ↗
- Administrative Order 21-03: Amended Complex Chapter 11 Case Procedures ↗
Filing
A debtor in a complex Chapter 11 case must file the notice applying the court’s complex-case procedures with its voluntary petition.
“A debtor filing a Complex Chapter 11 Case or a debtor filing a Chapter 11 case with an election to proceed under the Procedures must file the attached Notice of Application of Complex Chapter 11 Procedures with the petition in a voluntary Chapter 11 case.”
Filing
File the initial master service list within three days after filing the Chapter 11 petition and update it as necessary.
“The debtor must file the initial master service list within three days of filing the Chapter 11 petition and must file an updated master service list as necessary to reflect changes to any party’s information.”
Sealing
Continue filing sealed documents in CM/ECF; they are no longer electronically viewable.
“Sealed documents will continue to be filed in CM/ECF under existing procedures (Local Bankruptcy Rule 5005-1 and Appendix H, Electronic Case Filing Procedures) but will no longer be accessible or viewable by electronic means.”
Sealing
Serve sealed documents by a method allowed by the Bankruptcy Rules; CM/ECF access no longer supplies service.
“Service of sealed documents shall be made by filing parties through appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.”