Most people who file bankruptcy never go to the bankruptcy courthouse.
About a month after your bankruptcy papers are filed, you have to attend a bankruptcy trustee hearing. (Also called a “meeting of creditors” or a “341 hearing.”) Those are routine and they are done on Zoom.
When something is NOT routine, we have to go in front of the bankruptcy judge at the bankruptcy courthouse.
Where is that bankruptcy courthouse?
Here’s the address for the Alexandria Virginia Bankruptcy Courthouse.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
200 S. Washington St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-5405
That’s on the corner of Washington Street and Prince Street. Here’s a picture:
200 S Washington St. Enter the side door, on Prince St. Phones are NOT allowed in the courthouse.
The bankruptcy court in Alexandria VA serves all of Northern Virginia. The Alexandria Virginia Bankruptcy Court serves Alexandria, Arlington, Falls Church, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Loudoun, Prince William, Manassas and Manassas Park, Fauquier, and Stafford.
Leave your phone in your car
You can’t bring your phone into the courthouse. That’s a security requirement and there are no exceptions.
Also, for security reasons the front door is now locked. You need to enter by the side door on Prince Street. And you’ll need your drivers license or picture ID.
The Alexandria bankruptcy court has two judges
The courtroom for Judge Brian F Kenney is on the second floor. Judge Klinette H Kindred is on the third floor. (If you are not sure which judge you have look at the three letters after your case number. BFK stands for Judge Kenney. KHK stands for Judge Kindred.)
