U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington
6 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Patricia C. WilliamsRetired
Bankruptcy judge
John A. RossmeisslRetired
Bankruptcy judge
John M. KlobucherRetired
Bankruptcy judge
Frederick P. Corbit
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Whitman L. Holt
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Frank L. KurtzRetired
Bankruptcy judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Washington 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 ↗
Filing
Use letter-size pages for documents filed electronically.
“Documents must be of 8.5‘ x 11.0’ size whether scanned or converted from another format.”
Filing
Put a case-name and case-number caption on the first page of each document, adding a cover sheet if needed.
“The first page of each document should contain a proper caption that includes the case name and case number. A cover sheet should be added if necessary to achieve the proper caption and title of a document.”
Filing
File a corrected, amended, or supplemental paper as a complete document.
“A corrected, amended or supplemental document should be filed as a complete document with proper caption and title.”
Filing
Keep electronically filed documents within the court’s 10 MB or 60-page limit.
“Documents filed electronically should not be more than 10 megabytes in size or 60 pages in length.”