News & Announcements

Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court.

Mon, 2022-01-03
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) amended the Bankruptcy Code in several respects to provide relief to individuals and business impacted by the...
Mon, 2021-12-13
To ensure that the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reaches a larger pool of qualified applicants, the Court will accept additional applications through January 24, 2022 for the position of Federal Public Defender for the...
Tue, 2021-11-16
We are pleased to announce the publication of our Fall 2021 court newsletter, On the Docket, which contains information and FAQ...
Wed, 2021-10-27
Effective December 1, 2021, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts has designated any entity that receives 100 or more paper bankruptcy notices in a single calendar month as a high-volume paper notice recipient...
Fri, 2021-10-22
If you are a renter having trouble paying your rent or a landlord who has lost rental income due to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, help may be available. Through funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Emergency...
Thu, 2021-09-30
The Rhode Island Bankruptcy Court has prepared a short NextGen CM/ECF training video to be watched prior by the end of day October 1, 2021, outlining the steps you will need to...
Tue, 2021-09-21
The Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System (CM/ECF) for the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Rhode Island will be unavailable from Friday October 1, 2021 beginning at 6:00 PM until approximately 8:00 AM on Monday October 4, 2021,...
Tue, 2021-09-07
The Rhode Island Bankruptcy Court will upgrade its Case Management/Electronic Case Filing System (“CM/ECF”) to the Next Generation (“NextGen”) filing system, effective October 4, 2021. Please review this important ...
Tue, 2021-08-31
The President created the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force to give federal agencies ongoing guidance to keep their employees safe and their agencies operating during the COVID-19 pandemic.  New federal building access procedures took effect...
Mon, 2021-08-30
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Rhode Island is seeking a term judicial law clerk to United States Bankruptcy Judge Diane Finkle, to commence in September 2022. This law clerk position is for an employment assignment of...

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