The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit invites applications for the position of Bankruptcy Administrator in the Middle District of Alabama, stationed at Montgomery. Minimum qualifications include the active practice of law for at least three years. The annual salary range is $147,945 - $209,600, based on experience and qualifications. The bankruptcy administrator is responsible for supervising trustees and debtors in possession and assuring that such persons effectively administer estates in cases in the district under § 1334 of Title 28 U.S. Code. In carrying out these responsibilities the bankruptcy administrator performs duties such as:
- Establishes, maintains, and supervises a panel of private trustees who are eligible and available to serve as trustees in cases under Chapter 7 of Title 11;
- Prepares and implements a system for recommending a disinterested member of the trustee panel for appointment as trustee in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case;
- Implements a system for recommending to the court the amount of the bond to be filed under 11 U.S.C. § 322(a), advises the court on the sufficiency of the surety on the bond, monitors the bond the court has set, and recommends any adjustments to that bond;
- May require reports from any trustee that the administrator determines appropriate;
- Monitors and, when appropriate, reviews documents and periodic reports to ensure they are completed and timely filed;
- Acts in the public interest and makes every effort to prevent abuses in the bankruptcy system by monitoring cases and reporting suspected abuses and criminal activity pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3057;
- Recommends candidates to serve as trustees under Chapters 12 or Chapter 13 of Title 11, and supervises Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 trustees, and may require reports from them as determined;
- With regard to creditors’ committees and equity security holders’ committees, recommends candidates for the unsecured creditors’ committee and may recommend additional committees as deemed appropriate; may convene and preside at committee meetings;
- With regard to Chapter 11 trustees and examiners, may move the court to appoint a trustee or examiner in Chapter 11 cases for reasons listed in 11 U.S.C. § 1104 and must recommend a trustee or examiner in a Chapter 11 case if the court decides to appoint one; may ask that the court terminate a trustee’s appointment in a Chapter 11 case and restore the debtor to possession and management of the estate’s property and to operation of the debtor’s business;
- May convene and preside at meetings of creditors under 11 U.S.C. § 341(a), may convene a meeting of equity security holders, and may examine the debtor at the meeting; and,
- May perform other duties relating to supervising the administration of estates.
