Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

11 U.S.C. § 325

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Effect of vacancy
About This Law
/us/usc/t11/s325
Title
11 — Bankruptcy
Chapter
CH3
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

Highlight any text to annotate
A vacancy in the office of trustee during a case does not abate any pending action or proceeding, and the successor trustee shall be substituted as a party in such action or proceeding. (Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2562.) Historical and Revision Notes senate report no. 95–989Section 325, derived from Bankruptcy Act section 46 [section 74 of former title 11] and Bankruptcy Rule 221(b), specifies that a vacancy in the office of trustee during a case does not abate any pending action or proceeding. The successor trustee, when selected and qualified, is substituted as a party in any pending action or proceeding.

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this section.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.