The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit seeks applications from all highly qualified candidates for a fourteen-year appointment as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District of Florida at Tampa. Please note all applications must be submitted to the Circuit Executive's Office on or before August 14, 2026.

Click HERE to view the full notice.

The Administrative Office of the United States Courts requested that the following information regarding the Public Access to Court Electronic Records Service Center ("PSC") be disseminated broadly to reduce PSC telephonic wait times and call volume:
Beginning August 17, 2026, PACER users who have not updated their password in the last 18 months will be randomly selected to update their password to comply with updated password standards. Strong passwords are essential in safeguarding systems from unauthorized access.

Click HERE for the password instructions.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida (Court) is requesting quotations for AV equipment for courtrooms. The Court intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to the responsible vendor submitting the lowest-priced, technically acceptable quotation.

Quotes due no later than: Thursday, July 9, 2026 / 12:00 noon ET.

Click HERE - RFQ 26-ORL AV Equipment to view the full Public Notice.

Pay.gov will be completely down for maintenance on Saturday, June 20, 2026, starting at 5 PM ET and lasting up to 12 hours. No payments or forms can be submitted during the outage. Be sure to complete time-sensitive payments before the outage.

Click HERE to view the full Public Notice.

The Jacksonville Division of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida will resume normal operations on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

The Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse in Jacksonville is closed to the public until further notice due to internal flooding caused by an unresolved water leak. Click HERE for more information from Chief United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard.

The Jacksonville Division of the United States Bankruptcy Court will be CLOSED on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, due to facility issues.

• In-Person Services: Routine business cannot be conducted in person at the Jacksonville location during this closure.


• Electronic Filing: CM/ECF will remain available for electronic filings.

Resumption of Services: The Jacksonville Division expects to resume normal business operations on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

Emergency Assistance: If you require immediate assistance or need to conduct urgent business, please contact the Clerk's Office in the Orlando or Tampa divisions, which remain fully operational.

Effective April 20, 2026, electronic access to view sealed documents in CM/ECF will no longer be available to the filer or any party with the right to access them. All requests by authorized individuals to access a sealed document must now be directed to the Clerk's Divisional Office. The Clerk's Instructions for Filing Documents Under Seal will be updated to reflect this new access restriction.

Click HERE to view the full Public Notice.

The Court's form Order Approving Administrative Expense Claim for Debtor's Attorney in Dismissed and Converted Chapter 13 Cases is posted in the Procedure Manual. The form order authorizes the Chapter 13 Trustee to disburse payment to the applicant "pro rata with other administrative expense claims (if any), to the extent that the Chapter 13 Trustee is in possession of funds not previously disbursed under Debtor's Chapter 13 plan." Orders submitted by debtors' counsel in dismissed or converted Chapter 13 cases must include this language in their orders.

Creditors frequently file Motions for an Order Confirming that the Automatic Stay is Not in Effect Pursuant to Local Rule 4001-1(c)(2) when the debtor's Chapter 12 or 13 plan provides for surrender of the creditor's collateral, for the debt to be paid by the debtor directly to the creditor rather than through the Chapter 13 trustee's office, or does not provide for the creditor's claim. Proposed orders on such motions must include the following language: "This Court makes no determination of whether a default exists."

The Court's Accompanying Orders List has been updated to add Motions to Appear by Zoom. Note that this applies to cases pending in the Orlando Division only.

The 2026 Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference will take place May 13 - 14, 2026, at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Hotel in Aventura, Florida. The Conference is being convened by the judges of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Alabama, Florida, and Georgia) to consider the business of the courts and to discuss means of improving the administration of justice within the circuit.

A limited number of spaces, on a first-come, first-served basis, are available to attorneys admitted to practice before the court of appeals or any of the district courts of the Eleventh Circuit. Attorneys interested in attending this conference may obtain registration and conference information by e-mailing judconf@ca11.uscourts.gov or calling the office of the Circuit Executive at 404-335-6535.

The non-refundable conference registration fee of $395 plus any fees for meals/events must be received in the circuit executive's office by Friday, April 3, 2026.

Click HERE for the Public Notice.

The National Program Office for the U.S. Courts has reported that Bankruptcy Court CM/ECF services and PACER services are not accessible or are responding very slowly. They are working to resolve the issue but anticipate that CM/ECF will be unavailable all morning.

Please visit our website at:

https://www.flmb.uscourts.gov/proguide/documents/Procedure/Emergency_Matters_Alert_Notification_to_Clerks_Office.pdf for information regarding emergency filings, if needed.

Click HERE to view the Winter 2026 edition.

The Court has added the following motions (applicable to Chapter 13 cases filed after December 1, 2025) to the Negative Notice List.

Motion Under Rule 3002.1(f)(1) to Determine Status of Mortgage Claim

Motion Under Rule 3002.1(g)(4) to Determine Final Cure and Payment of the Mortgage Claim.

Click HERE to see the updated list. Note that both motions require 28-day notice. And for the sake of procedural consistency, the Court also now requires 28-day notice on a Motion to Declare Debtor Current and Reinstated on Secured Claim.

All divisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida will be closed on the following federal holidays:

December 24, 2025
December 25, 2025
December 26, 2025
January 1, 2026

All divisions will also be closed on January 2, 2026.

The Administrative Office of the United States Courts requested that the following information regarding the Public Access to Court Electronic Records Service Center ("PSC") be disseminated broadly to reduce PSC telephonic wait times and call volume:

On October 16, 2025, PACER released an update that allows users with CM/ECF-level access (e.g., filers, interested parties, etc.) whose account search status becomes inactive due to search inactivity the ability to reset their own password without contacting the PSC.

Users with CM/ECF-level filing access can still file even if their search status shows as “inactive” due to six months of inactivity.

Some common questions are answered on the PACER website on the MFA Tips and Resources page. Please visit this page before contacting the PSC, as most issues can be handled by following the steps outlined on the website.

When to contact the PSC

• You will need to contact the PSC to reactivate your PACER search status if your account has been deactivated.

When you do not need to contact the PSC

• If you do not receive an MFA enrollment prompt when logging into PACER, no action is necessary.


• If you receive an MFA enrollment prompt, you can enroll on your own by following the steps outlined on the MFA Tips and Resources page. Support from the PSC is not required for enrollment.

Thank you for your patience as the PSC works to reduce call wait times and strengthen account security.

Contacting the PSC only when necessary will help ensure support is available for those who have an urgent need.

NOTE: THE CLERK'S STAFF, INCLUDING THE CM/ECF HELP DESK, CANNOT ASSIST WITH YOUR ENROLLMENT IN MFA OR ISSUES OBTAINING THE PASSCODES ASSOCIATED WITH MFA.

The following amended and new Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Civil Procedure; Official Bankruptcy Forms; and Director's Forms will be effective December 1, 2025:

• Amended Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 6 and 39;


• Amended Bankruptcy Rules 3002.1 and 8006;


• Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 16 and 26 and new FRCP 16.1;


• Amended Official Bankruptcy Form 410S1and new Bankruptcy Forms 410C13-M1, 410C13-M1R, 410C13-N, 410C13-NR, 410C13-M2, and 410C13-M2R;


• Amended Director's Forms 2000 and 2030, and new Form 4100C.

Click HERE for a summary of the rule amendments.

Click HERE for more detailed information about the rule amendments.

Click HERE for information about the form amendments.

NOTE: New docket events have been created for Official Forms 410C13-M1, 410C13-N, and 410C13-M2. The new events will be available in CM/ECF Live on December 1, 2025.