Aubrey L. Thomas
How Judge Thomas rules, drawn from 2 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Thomas
Aubrey L. Thomas is a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Texas. She joined the court in 2026 and presides over cases in the San Antonio Division.
Judge Thomas's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Thomas, 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
Conferences
Attend evidentiary, contested, or opposed trials and hearings in person unless the court orders otherwise.
“All EVIDENTIARY, CONTESTED, OR OPPOSED trials or hearings will be held IN PERSON, unless the Court orders otherwise.”
Conferences
Appear by video for permitted remote attendance; telephone-only appearances are barred.
“Remote participants must appear by video. Non-video, telephone-only, appearances are not permitted.”
Trial
File a witness and exhibit list at least five days before a contested hearing; attachments to a motion or response do not suffice.
“For any contested matter, parties should file a witness and exhibit list at least five days before the hearing. Attaching documents to your motion or response does not fulfill this requirement.”
Trial
If using paper exhibits, provide four separately marked binders.
“If a party is using paper exhibits, please provide four separate binders (Judge, Courtroom Deputy, Law Clerk, and witness) with each proposed exhibit marked/tabbed accordingly.”
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 Thomas decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In the reviewed sale dispute, preserving the disputed deed restrictions until their validity could be resolved protected the objector’s property interest.
“any sale of the Property shall be conditioned upon resolution of the validity and enforcement of the Deed CC&Rs”
Procedural preferences
The reviewed arbitration order enforced contract clauses over claims based on prepetition rights while the bankruptcy case remained pending.
“the Court must enforce the arbitration agreements pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons set forth herein, the Court denies the Motion as to the substantive relief of selling free and clear of the Deed CC&Rs but approves the Debtors’ proposed Notice to Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease of Counterparties.”
“the Motion to Compel is granted in part and denied in part.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All nine sampled matters remained pending in the public metadata. Seven matters supplied twenty-five express outcomes.
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