The jurisdiction at a glance
- Both districts operate under one set of Joint Uniform Local Bankruptcy Rules, effective March 1, 2026
- Southern District: 5,192 consumer filings — 2,650 Chapter 7 and 2,540 Chapter 13, a 48.9% Chapter 13 share. Chief Judge Katharine M. Samson
- Northern District: 4,357 consumer filings — 1,677 Chapter 7 and 2,680 Chapter 13, a 61.5% Chapter 13 share
- Filing fees: $338 for Chapter 7, $313 for Chapter 13
- Chapter 13 plan is the local form at Appendix A to the joint rules, under Rule 3015.1-1 — not Official Form 113
- The order confirming a Chapter 13 plan is a local form at Appendix B, submitted by the Chapter 13 trustee
- All information entered on the plan must be in typewritten format
- The objection deadline is the one announced in Part 9 of the Notice of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case (Form 309I)
Official court websites: mssb.uscourts.gov and msnb.uscourts.gov
Flat per-case pricing, Mississippi or anywhere
$400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with the Appendix A plan drafted · $300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7. With the Northern District at 61% Chapter 13 and the Southern at 49%, the plan rate is the number that matters in both. No retainer, no minimum, no long-term contract — and if the trustee kicks something back because we got it wrong, we fix it at no charge.
Details verified August 2026 against the Joint Uniform Local Bankruptcy Rules of the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, clean version effective March 1, 2026 (Rules 3015-1 and 3015.1-1, and Appendices A and B); filing counts are from Administrative Office consumer filing data and are reported separately for each district. Note that the judges may make non-substantive changes to the local forms and notify registered filers by email, so pull the current Appendix A rather than a stored copy. Chapter 13 trustee assignments are confirmed per case rather than listed here. Median-income figures are the U.S. Trustee table for cases filed on or after July 15, 2026 and are revised periodically. Always confirm against current sources at mssb.uscourts.gov, msnb.uscourts.gov and justice.gov/ust. Services are provided exclusively to licensed attorneys and law firms. We are not a bankruptcy petition preparer and do not provide legal advice or services to the public.