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Status of Bankruptcy Judgeships - Judicial Business 2015

As of September 30, 2015, a total of 349 bankruptcy judgeships were authorized and funded. Of these judgeships, 330 were filled and 19 were vacant (the same numbers as one year earlier). In addition to judges in authorized positions, 44 retired bankruptcy judges who had been recalled by various circuits were providing service to the Judiciary at the end of 2015.

For information on the status of bankruptcy judgeships since 2011, see Table 12.

Table 12
Status of Bankruptcy Judgeship Positions
September 30, 2011 - 2015
Year	Authorized Judgeships	Vacancies	Recalled Judges
2011	351	17	37
2012	350¹	16	38
2013	350	20	47
2014	349²	19	41
2015	349	19	44
¹ In 2011, one temporary bankruptcy judgeship in the Southern District of New York lapsed. ² In 2014, one temporary bankruptcy judgeship in the Northern District of Alabama lapsed.