U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah
6 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Kevin R. AndersonRetired 2025
Bankruptcy judge
William T. ThurmanRetired 2025
Bankruptcy judge
David H. Leigh
Bankruptcy judge
Michael F. Thomson
Bankruptcy judge
Glen E. ClarkDeceased
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Peggy Hunt
Bankruptcy judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah 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 ↗
- General Order 24-002: Presumptive Attorney Fee Awards in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cases ↗
- General Order 22-001: Pro Bono Assistance Program ↗
Filing
For Chapter 13 cases filed on or after January 1, 2025, the presumptive fee if the case is dismissed before plan confirmation is $2,800.
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that in Chapter 1 3 cases filed in this District on or after January 1, 2025, the Presumptive Fee awarded to debtor’s counsel is increased according to the following schedule: Presumptive fee when a Chapter 1 3 case is dismissed before the Chapter 1 3 $2,800 plan is confirmed by the Court.”
Filing
The Chapter 13 presumptive counsel fee is scheduled to increase every other year beginning January 1, 2027.
“the amount of the Presumptive Fee shall be increased every other year, beginning on January 1, 2027”
Other
When a qualifying Chapter 5 or discharge adversary proceeding is filed, the clerk mails eligible defendants notice of the court’s pro bono assistance program with the summons.
“Upon the filing of an adversary proceeding in this District that includes a claims for relief under Sections 523, 727, 544, 547, 548, 549 or 550 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Clerk of the Court shall, at the same time as the issuance of the summons, mail to the individual debtor/defendant(s) and/or other defendants a notice of the availability of the Program in a form that substantially complies with the forms attached as Exhibits B and C.”