Middle District of Pennsylvania

The Court is pleased to announce the appointment of the Hon. Mark J. Conway effective July 22, 2021. Judge Conway will immediately begin receiving new cases filed in Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport. Other pending cases may also be transferred to him as necessitated by judicial economy.

Effective after Judge Opel’s retirement on March 26, 2021 and until a successor judge takes the bench, all cases currently assigned and new cases that would be assigned to Judge Opel will be reassigned to Chief Judge Van Eck. Any cases presenting a conflict of interest with Chief Judge Van Eck will be temporarily assigned to visiting Judge Patricia Mayer. Judge Mayer sits in the Reading office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Court.

The Bankruptcy Court Clerk’s Office will be CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC on January 20, 2021. Filings can be submitted through the Court’s Electronic Document Submission Service (“EDSS”)  or CM/ECF.

Clerk’s Office staff are available by telephone (Wilkes-Barre: 570-831-2500; Harrisburg: 717-901-2800).

The Harrisburg Courthouse will be closed Monday, June 8, 2020.  Filings can be done using EDSS and ePOC.