Northern District of Mississippi - United States Bankruptcy Court
This is a map of the Mississippi counties that are included in the Northern District of Mississippi’s United States Bankruptcy Court and how they are divided for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy cases and also for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy cases. (Unless otherwise specified, the division is the same for both types of bankruptcy cases) The color coding shows you which counties are covered by which Judge.
| Honorable Jason D Woodard, Cheif Judge | White |
| Honorable Selene D Maddox, Judge | Red & Blue |
All of the red counties would appear in court at the Greenville, MS United States Bankruptcy Courthouse (Washington, Humphreys, Carroll, Leflore, Sunflower, and Bolivar).
All of the white counties would appear in court at the Oxford, MS courthouse (DeSoto, Tunica, Tate, Marshall, Benton, Tippah, Union, Pontotoc, Calhoun, Lafayette, Yalobusha, Tallahatchie, Quitman, and Panola).
All of the blue counties would appear in court at the Aberdeen, MS courthouse (Attala, Grenada, Montgomery, Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Itawamba, Lee, Chickasaw, Monroe, Clay, Webster, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Lowndes, and Winston).
The addresses to the United States Bankruptcy Courthouses are as follows:
| 703 Hwy 145 North, Aberdeen, MS | (662) 369-2596 |
| 911 Jackson Ave, Oxford, MS | (Hearings Only) |
| 305 Main Street, Greenville, MS | (Hearings only) |
To view the calendar of Court Hearings / Meeting of Creditors, click here.
The Northern District of Mississippi Bankruptcy Courts are a part of the US Trustee Program - Region 5, and Ronald H. McAlpin, Assistant United States Trustee, is located at the Jackson MS United States Bankruptcy Courthouse.
The Chapter 13 Trustees covering the Northern District of Mississippi bankruptcy cases are as follows:
| Locke Barkley | Jackson, MS | (601) 355-6661 |
| Terre Vardaman | Brandon, MS | (601) 825-7663 |
The Chapter 7 Trustees covering the Northern District of Mississippi bankruptcy cases are as follows:
| Henry J. Applewhite, II | Aberdeen, MS | (662) 369-7783 |
| William L Fava | Southaven, MS | (662) 536-1116 |
| Jeffrey A. Levingston | Cleveland, MS | (662) 843-2791 |
When you file a Chapter 7 or a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case, the court’s Electronic Filing System assigns a court location, a Judge, and a Trustee to your case. Regardless of which type of case you file, the US Trustee remains the same. Then a date for your Meeting of Creditors is scheduled by the same system and it is set for approximately 30 days after the day your case is filed.
If you do not see your county listed above, take a look at the Southern District of MS United States Bankruptcy Court.