The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York is the United States bankruptcy court within the Southern District of New York.

[1] The district became widely recognized for its expertise in handling large bankruptcies, leading companies to seek a way to file in this court.

Modern examples include the General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization and the Enron and WorldCom bankruptcies.

[4] As with all federal bankruptcy judges in the US, judges are appointed by the circuit's court of appeals — in this case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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