Jerrold N. Poslusny Jr.
How Judge Poslusny rules, drawn from 4 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Poslusny
Jerrold N. Poslusny Jr. serves as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of New Jersey. He began service on that court in June 2015.
Judge Poslusny's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Poslusny, as published on the court's website (checked October 10, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Filing
Send courtesy copies only if the court requests them.
“Courtesy copies of papers to Chambers are required only upon request of the Court”
Motions
Notify the courtroom deputy when first-day matters in a complex Chapter 11 case need scheduling.
“Judge Poslusny directs the parties to notify the Courtroom Deputy, Kathleen Ryan by Chambers' email or by telephone of the need for scheduling of all first day matters.”
Conferences
Appear in person for evidentiary hearings, trials, and Chapter 13 confirmation hearings.
“all evidentiary hearings, including trials, and Chapter 13 confirmation hearings, require in person appearances.”
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).
How Judge Poslusny decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A settlement proponent must provide credible evidence of the value being exchanged before approval is possible.
“the Court cannot find, under either the section 363 or Rule 9019 standards, that the value being received in exchange for the asset is fair and reasonable.”
Procedural preferences
Approval of an ordinary-course professional's retention does not necessarily decide disinterestedness for every later estate dispute.
“The Defendant was retained as an ordinary course professional, and therefore, the Defendant’s interestedness was measured as it related to the purpose for which the Defendant was retained, not with regard to the entire bankruptcy case.”
Cautions
Administrative closure abroad does not end Chapter 15 recognition when the foreign court continues supervising asset collection and distribution.
“the Court finds that the Foreign Main Proceeding continues to qualify as a foreign proceeding under section 101(23)”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Accordingly, the Insurance Motion is denied.”
“The Plan does not meet all of the requirements of section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, and therefore, the Court cannot confirm the Plan.”
“the doctrines of res judicata and the law of the case do not preclude the causes of action set forth in the complaint, and the Motion is denied.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Motion is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The twelve sampled matters were checked for express, judge-attributable dispositions; generic labels, stipulated dismissals, and predecessor-era rulings were excluded.
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