James L. Garrity Jr.
How Judge Garrity rules, drawn from 42 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Garrity
James L. Garrity Jr. has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York since February 17, 2015. He earned a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross, a J.D. from St. John's University School of Law, and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law. Before his appointment, he led a bankruptcy and restructuring practice at Morgan Lewis & Bockius.
Judge Garrity's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Garrity, 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
Contacting chambers
Direct hearing scheduling requests to Garrity’s courtroom deputy.
“All scheduling requests should be directed to Willie Rodriguez, Courtroom Deputy.”
Filing
Provide two single-sided hard copies of every pleading and its exhibits to Chambers when serving it.
“Parties must provide 2 hard copies of every pleading, with exhibits, to Chambers at the time of service. Chambers copies of pleadings should be printed single-sided.”
Conferences
Register an appearance 48 hours before a scheduled Zoom or in-person hearing.
“Participants are required to register their appearance 48 hours before any scheduled Zoom® or in person hearing with our new eCourt Appearances tool.”
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).
- Procedures for the Filing, Signing, and Verification of Documents by Electronic Means ↗
- General Order 633: Procedures for the Filing, Service, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- Amended Guidelines for Fees and Disbursements for Professionals ↗
- Procedures for Monthly Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professionals ↗
- Procedural Guidelines for Prepackaged Chapter 11 Cases ↗
- Procedures Governing Mediation of Matters and the Use of Early Neutral Evaluation and Mediation/Voluntary Arbitration in Bankruptcy Cases and Adversary Proceedings ↗
- General Order 634: Guidelines for Combined Disclosure Statement and Plan, Combined Hearings, and Conditional Approval ↗
How Judge Garrity decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
A transaction summary supported by admissible business and bank records established damages with sufficient certainty for default judgment.
“The Court finds that this evidence establishes the Trustee’s damages with reasonable certainty”
Procedural preferences
Relief from a claims bar date may be limited to permitting the late filing while reserving the remaining requested relief for a later hearing.
“The Court allows the filing of the late-filed Lerebours Claim. Chambers will contact the parties to schedule a hearing on the balance of the relief Movant seeks in the Motion.”
Cautions
Professionals risk fee reductions when retention and compensation disclosures are incomplete, even if they characterize the omission as inadvertent.
“Absent the spontaneous, timely and complete disclosure required by section 327(a) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2014(a), court-appointed counsel proceed at their own risk.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Based on the foregoing, the Court grants the Motion.”
“Based on the foregoing, the Court denies the New Motions.”
This scheduling order warned that a future failure to comply would result in dismissal but did not presently dispose of a motion.
“As its final allowance of compensation in these cases, the Court awards RSS fees and expenses totaling $51,212, and $3,694.65, respectively.”
“The Court directs RSS to promptly remit the Retainer Balance to Trustee’s counsel.”
“the Court denies the costs and fees requested by RSS for services rendered during the Second Interim Fee Period and the Supplemental Fee Period. The Court also denies payment of the Holdback on account of services rendered during the First Interim Fee Period.”
“The Court denies the Campbell Motion.”
“Based on the foregoing, the Court denies the Rule 59(e) Motion.”
“Based on the foregoing, the Court denies the Motion.”
This post-trial judgment is retained as reviewed context but excluded from motion statistics.
“Based on the foregoing, the Court grants the Motion.”
“For the reasons set forth herein, the Court denies the Motion.”
“Based on the foregoing, the Court grants the Motion.”
“The Court allows the filing of the late-filed Lerebours Claim. Chambers will contact the parties to schedule a hearing on the balance of the relief Movant seeks in the Motion.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Two sampled matters had terminated and four remained pending. The Last In Enterprises adversary supplied one express default-judgment outcome.
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