U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
3 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
David W. Houston IIIRetired 2013
Bankruptcy judge
Jason D. Woodard
Bankruptcy judge
Selene D. Maddox
Bankruptcy judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi 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 ↗
- Amended Standing Order Regarding Use of No-Look Fee in Chapter 13 Cases ↗
- e-Order Information ↗
- Reporting Settlements and Requesting Continuances ↗
Filing
For Chapter 13 cases filed on or after May 1, 2025, the presumptively reasonable no-look attorney fee is up to $4,600.
“• $4,600 Cased filed on or after May 1, 2025.”
Filing
Attorneys using the no-look fee may not collect extra payment from the debtor without court approval except as the order allows.
“An attorney who chooses to use the No-Look Fee may not seek or collect additional payment from the debtor without prior Court approval, except as expressly allowed in this Order.”
Filing
Leave a three-inch top margin on the first page of a proposed electronic order and end it with ##END OF ORDER##.
“a three inch top margin must be left on the first page of the proposed order. The standard ‘So Ordered, this the _ day of _____.’ language, as well as the signature line for the Judge, should be omitted at the end of the order and should be replaced with the following notation: ##END OF ORDER##.”
Conferences
Report a settlement or request a continuance before noon on the business day before the hearing.
“deadline to report a settlement or request a continuance is before noon on the business day prior to the scheduled hearing”
Conferences
If the parties do not agree to a continuance, the requesting party must file a motion.
“if all parties do not agree to continue the matter, a motion must be filed by the requesting party.”