The 21 United States Trustee regions are defined in the "Bankruptcy Judges, U.S. Trustees, & Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986," Public Law No. 99-554, 100 Stat. 3088 (28 U.S.C. § 581).
The following list identifies each USTP Region and corresponding judicial districts.
See Jurisdictional Note below regarding Alabama and North Carolina.
Region 1:
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Region 2:
New York (Eastern, Northern, Southern & Western Districts)
Vermont
Region 3:
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania (Eastern, Middle & Western Districts)
Region 4:
Maryland
South Carolina
Virginia (Eastern & Western Districts)
West Virginia (Northern & Southern Districts)
District of Columbia
Region 5:
Louisiana (Eastern, Middle & Western Districts)
Mississippi (Northern & Southern Districts)
Region 6:
Texas (Eastern & Northern Districts)
Region 7:
Texas (Southern and Western Districts)
Region 8:
Kentucky (Eastern & Western Districts)
Tennessee (Eastern, Middle & Western Districts)
Region 9:
Ohio (Northern & Southern Districts)
Michigan (Eastern & Western Districts)
Region 10:
Illinois (Central & Southern Districts)
Indiana (Northern & Southern Districts)
Region 11:
Wisconsin (Eastern & Western Districts)
Region 12:
Iowa (Northern & Southern Districts)
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Region 13:
Nebraska
Missouri (Eastern & Western Districts)
Region 14:
Arizona
Region 15:
Hawaii
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Region 16:
Region 17:
Nevada
Region 18:
Idaho (exclusive of Yellowstone National Park)
Montana (exclusive of Yellowstone National Park)
Oregon
Washington (Eastern & Western Districts)
Region 19:
Utah
Wyoming (including those portions of Yellowstone National Park in Montana & Idaho)
Region 20:
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma (Eastern, Northern & Western Districts)
Region 21:
Florida (Middle, Northern & Southern Districts)
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
NOTE: Bankruptcy cases in Alabama and North Carolina are not under the jurisdiction of the United States Trustee Program. Questions regarding bankruptcy cases filed in the six judicial districts in those states should be directed to the Bankruptcy Administrator for the district where the case is pending. Contact information for the Bankruptcy Administrators is available on the federal judiciary's Web site at http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/bankruptcy/trustees-and-administrators.