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News & Announcements
This page lists news and announcements released by the court for the current year. You can also access previous News & Announcements using the Archive box.
October 26, 2026
The "Contact Us" and "Public Document Upload" webforms on the court's public website are temporarily unavailable. Any submissions made through the services at this time will not be transmitted to the court. Please call the clerks office at 503-326-1500 or 541-431-4000 for assistance.
October 26, 2026
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has announced that the Bankruptcy Noticing Center operations will resume today, October 26, 2026, beginning with processing backlogged files in chronological sequence. There will be a prioritized focus on the backlog from October 7-25, 2026. General Order 26-3 remains in effect at this time. Further updates will be provided through the court's website.
Additionally, on Wednesday October 28, 2026, at 4:00 pm PDT, the court will hold an open call...
October 21, 2026
Due to an ongoing outage affecting the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC), parties who are not registered CM/ECF users may experience delays in receiving copies of required notices and orders. The court has entered General Order 26-3 directing that manual service for certain case documents be made by some case participants rather than the court or the clerk. Please review the general order...
October 13, 2026
The Bankruptcy Noticing Centering (BNC) is currently experiencing an outage. As a result, the delivery of electronic and paper notices has been interrupted, and the BNC is unable to provide noticing services to the courts at this time.
Additionally, the following websites are unavailable:
bnc.uscourts.gov
bankruptcynotices.uscourts.gov
notices.uscourts.gov
National Creditor Registration Website that supports CM/ECF access to address labels
September 28, 2026
Proposed changes to the Local Bankruptcy Rules (LBRs) and Local Bankruptcy Forms (LBFs) have been posted for review. If adopted, these rule and form changes will be effective December 1, 2026. Comments on the proposed changes are invited and must be received on or before October 26, 2026. Click here and select "Local Rules and...
September 1, 2026
At its March 2026 session, the Judicial Conference approved inflationary adjustments to certain fees on the appellate, district, and bankruptcy court miscellaneous fee schedules and on the Court of Federal Claims and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation miscellaneous fee schedules. See the Court Fees page of the court’s website for affected bankruptcy filing fees.
August 12, 2026
The Court is currently recruiting for a Case Administrator I position located in the Eugene office. Visit our Employment page for more information and application instructions.
August 10, 2026
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 the updated password standards. Strong passwords are essential in safeguarding systems from unauthorized access.
The new password must:
Be 14-45 characters in length.
Contain at least one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, and one special character (all special characters are allowed).
Not contain any part of your first name,...
June 1, 2026
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kathryn F. Evans is currently recruiting for a Term Law Clerk in the Eugene office. Visit our Employment page for more information and application instructions.
March 23, 2026
Judge Kathryn F. Evans is currently recruiting for a Term Law Clerk in the Eugene office. Visit our Employment page for more information and application instructions.
March 6, 2026
9th US Circuit Court of Appeals Appoints New Bankruptcy Judge for District of Oregon
SAN FRANCISCO — Judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit have appointed Kathryn F. Evans as the next bankruptcy judge on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon. Her 14-year term began Thursday, March 5, when U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David W. Hercher administered the oath of office. Judge Evans will maintain chambers in Eugene.
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Peter C. McKittrick, of the...
March 5, 2026
The court has completed reassignment of all open cases without conflicts formerly assigned to Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Renn to Bankruptcy Judge Kathryn Evans. The time, location, telephone hearing information, and video hearing connection information of all previously set hearings in the affected cases will remain as set and will not be renoticed. Parties are advised that Bankruptcy Judge David Hercher will preside over the morning calendar for Judge Evans on March 10, 2026.
March 4, 2026
Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge Peter C. McKittrick announced that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has selected attorney Kathryn F. Evans to serve as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Oregon, effective March 5, 2026. This appointment fills the vacancy created by the retirement of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas M. Renn. Judge Evans’s chambers will be located in Eugene, Oregon.
Since 2015, Judge Evans has served as a trial attorney with U.S. Trustee Program in Seattle,...
January 27, 2026
The Court is currently recruiting for a Human Resources Specialist in the Portland office. Visit our Employment page for more information and application instructions.
January 15, 2026
CM/ECF, judges’ hearings calendars, and 341 meeting of creditor calendars will be unavailable from 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2026, to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 25, 2026, for required maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.