Judge Jacqueline P. Cox

Location and Contact Information
Courtroom 680 Chambers: (312) 435-5679 Courtroom Deputy: (312) 435-5651	Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse 219 South Dearborn Street Chambers 676 Chicago, IL 60604

Staff Information

Courtroom Deputy	Judicial Assistant	Law Clerk
Josephine Green	Sylvia Stallworth	Madeleine Coate

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Chicago Schedule

The Trustee's Final Report and Account can be noticed up on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.

Courtroom No. 680
Chapter 13 Motions	Monday at 9:00 a.m.
Chapter 13 Adversaries	Monday at 10:00 a.m
Confirmations	Monday at 10:30 a.m.
Chapter 7 and 11 Motions	Tuesday at 1:00 and 1:30 p.m.
Chapter 7 and 11 Adversaries	Tuesday at 1:00 and 1:30 p.m.

Notes:
If you will be setting more than Ten (10) Adversary Status Hearing Dates on a Bankruptcy Matter, please contact the Judge's Chambers for the Day and Time for said Hearing.

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Biography

Judge Jacqueline P. Cox's Biography

Appointed

Appointed for a fourteen year term of office pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §152 on February 3, 2003.
Reappointed to a second term of fourteen years on February 3, 2017.

Education

Cornell University College of Arts and Science, B.A., 1971; Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1974

Prior Employment

Judge Jacqueline P. Cox previously served as a Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, 1988-2003; four years of that service was as a Presiding Judge for the 1st Municipal District.

Other Government Service

Public Defender’s Office, Mercer County, New Jersey, 1976-1977; Office of the Cook County State’s Attorney, 1978-1984; City of Chicago Law Department, 1984-1988; Chicago Housing Authority Law Department, 1988.

Professional Organizations

American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Association of Black Women Lawyers of Chicago; Catholic Lawyers Guild (Lawyer of the Year – 2022); Chicago Bar Association; Cook County Bar Association; Illinois Judicial Council; Illinois State Bar Association; National Bar Association; Women’s Bar Association of Illinois; Illinois Judges Association, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.

Family

Single mother of one daughter.

Standing Orders/Required Forms

Chapter 13 Fee Applications Notice and Hearing Required

Chapter 13 Retention and Fees

Standing Order No.1 - Signature Stamp

Standing Order No.2 - Requirements for Court Copies

Required Form - Final Pretrial Order

Required Form - Order Allowing Re-Opening of Bankruptcy Case

Required Form - Order Determining Value of Collateral

Required Form - Order Permitting the Sale of Real Estate

Required Form - Order Permitting the Refinancing of Real Estate

Required Form - Order Setting Scheduling Conference

Required Form - Scheduling Order

Remote/Zoom Information

The court reminds that Local Rule 2090-5(A)(3) requires that individual lawyers file appearances, not law firms. If the attorney files a proposed order that awards compensation jointly to the attorney and the law firm, the court will sign it, but not an order that awards compensation to a law firm

Effective Monday, July 10, 2023, the following will apply for Judge Cox’s court call:

Video access to the court proceedings in Judge Cox’s courtroom is available only for parties with matters before the court and their attorneys. Non-parties may have access in the courtroom.

It is recommended that parties and their attorneys join the call 15 minutes early to identify themselves, if need be. For those who join by phone, please rename yourself with your first and last name.

This court reminds those who attend its proceedings that federal law prohibits (whether in-person or remotely) the recording, photographing, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings.

Starting November 7, 2022, all trials before Judge Cox will be conducted in court.

Face masks must be worn in Judge Cox’s courtroom. (Exceptions: an attorney who is examining a witness and a witness who is testifying.)

Zoom for Government can be accessed at www.zoomgov.com. Continue to use the following Zoom Meeting ID and Passcode when presenting a motion before Judge Cox:

Monday Chapter 13 Calls
Meeting ID: 161 273 2896
Passcode: 778135

Tuesday Chapters 7 and 11 calls
Meeting ID: 161 273 2896
Passcode: 778135

To join by telephone:
1-669-254-5252 Or 1-646-828-7666
Meeting ID: 1612732896
Passcode: 778135

Not Sitting

Procedures

Hearings on Motions	PLEASE SEE "Not Sitting" TAB ABOVE FOR DATES THE JUDGE IS NOT SITTING
Emergency Motions	To calendar an emergency matter, see Local Rule 9013-2. Then contact the courtroom deputy at 312-435-5651.
Withdrawal of Motions or Set Matters	Any party wishing to withdraw a matter must notify all the parties of record in writing that the matter is being withdrawn and contact the courtroom deputy at (312) 435-5651. The matter will be posted as “withdrawn” on the Court Calendar.
Motions Granted In Chambers	All matters are called and heard in open court.
Appearance by Telephone	Appearance by Telephone will be allowed in accord with zoom.gov procedures.
Deliveries To Chambers	All items for chambers are to be delivered to the Clerk's Office in Room 710 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Motions for Relief from Automatic Stay	All motions for relief from the automatic stay must be accompanied by a Required Statement to Accompany All Motions for Relief From Stay in form required by Court General Order.
Motion to Continue Stay in Effect	Motions to continue an automatic stay pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362 (c)(3) or to impose an automatic stay under § 362 (c)(4) must: Include a complete history of every bankruptcy petition ever filed by each petitioning debtor; the history must include type of filing; co-debtors; Bankruptcy Code Chapter; discharge entered, if any; and date case was dismissed or closed. State in detail the grounds for continuing or imposing the stay; and Be accompanied by a factual affidavit from the Debtor(s) explaining the reasons why each of the previous cases was dismissed and why the automatic stay should be continued, extended, or imposed in the present case. Include proof of service of the motion on all secured lenders and attorneys who have previously represented secured lenders in previous bankruptcy filings and state court collection and foreclosure proceedings.
Service of Motions	For all contested matters (as defined in Bankruptcy Rule 9014), the motion or request must be served in compliance with Rule 7004. Corporations must be served as required under Rule 7004(b)(3) on an officer, managing or general agent, or on any agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process. Service of a corporation at a P.O. Box to which payments are sent is not sufficient under Rule 7004(b)(3). An insured depository institution (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) must be served under Rule 7004(h).
Motions for Approval of Attorney’s Fees	Cases filed under Chapters 7, 11 and 12: All attorneys or other professionals in cases filed under Chapters 7, 11 and 12 seeking approval of their fees must submit an itemization of their time in tenths of an hour and in the format required under Local Rule 5082-1. Cases filed under Chapter 13: All attorneys seeking approval of their fees in Chapter 13 cases filed on or after May 1, 2007 must file an application in accordance with General Order No. 07-02 entered 4/26/07. Fees up to $4,500 will be awarded through completion of the case without itemization of services provided that the application reflects that debtor and counsel entered into the current Model Retention Agreement. For approval of fees in Chapter 13 cases filed prior to May 1, 2007, attorneys must file an application with an itemization of their time in tenths of an hour, unless they choose Option A or Option B for flat fees as described in the court’s Standing Order entered 9/28/05. Reimbursement of expenses: Other than filing fees, expenses must be detailed on an attached sheet together with a photocopy of the receipt for each expense. Reimbursement of costs associated with photocopying shall be limited to 10 cents per page absent proof of actual expense in a greater amount. A detailed itemization of documents photocopied, including number of pages, must also be included
Pretrial Procedures	For adversary proceedings the court may set discovery deadlines and enter a pretrial order at the first status hearing.
Trial Procedures	Each party shall bring to court enough pre-marked copies of each exhibit to provide a copy to the court, all attorneys and witnesses. For Trial Exhibits in excess of fifty (50) pages, the court requires one (1) physical set of pre-marked exhibits and one (1) electronic set (USB Drive) of pre-marked exhibits to be delivered to the Intake Counter for the Clerk of the Court on or before the Submission Date.
Stricken Motions	Motions that are noticed for an incorrect date, time, or location will automatically be stricken prior to the date noticed for hearing in the motion. Emergency motions that are scheduled for hearing without receiving prior approval from Judge Cox will also be stricken. The courtroom deputy will inform you prior to the hearing date noticed in the motion if the motion has been stricken. If a motion has been stricken, a party wishing to have the court consider the request made in the stricken motion must re-notice the motion for an appropriate hearing date. A motion will be stricken in court if the movant fails to appear to present the motion.

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Northern District of Illinois

A. Benjamin Goldgar, Chief Judge | Jeffrey P. Allsteadt, Clerk of the Court

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