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The Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals Building | ||||||||||||
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125 South Grand Avenue | ||||||||||||
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Pasadena, CA 91105 | ||||||||||||
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(626) 229 - 7220 | ||||||||||||
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(626) 229 - 7225 | ||||||||||||
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The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) for the Ninth Circuit was originally established by the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit in 1979 as an alternative forum to the district courts for hearing bankruptcy appeals. All district courts within the Ninth Circuit have issued general orders providing for the automatic referral of bankruptcy appeals to the BAP for disposition. | ||||||||||||
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The BAP tries whenever economical and feasible to set hearings in the district location where the bankruptcy case was filed. Hearings may be set for in-person appearances, or appearances by video conference or phone conference in the interest of minimizing travel costs for litigants and speedy resolution. Hearings are generally held during the third week of the month. Most BAP appeals are fully resolved within 10 months from the date the notice of appeal is filed. | ||||||||||||
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Six bankruptcy judges are appointed to serve on the BAP.
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