--- title: "Catherine Peek McEwen | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/catherine-peek-mcewen-8748" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Catherine Peek McEwen U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida · U.S. Bankruptcy Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida - State: Florida - Role: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge McEwen has held the role of an adjunct professor at Cooley Law School since 2014 - Before her judicial appointment, she practiced law for 23 years, including serving as a shareholder at Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A. and later as a sole practitioner from 2001 to 2005. ### Education - Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Stetson University College of Law in 1982 - University of South Florida in — B.A. (1979) ### Additional information - She has served in numerous federal judicial capacities, including being appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts as Bankruptcy Observer to the Judicial Conference of the United States (2017–2019), a member of the JCUS Advisory Committee on the Bankruptcy Rules (2020–2026), and a member of the Committee on the Judicial Branch - Joined the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida on August 22, 2005, by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. - She also held the role of a court-appointed bankruptcy mediator from 1989 to 2005 and held leadership roles in various legal committees, including chairing the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida’s Local Bankruptcy Rules Advisory Committee and a Florida Bar Grievance Committee - Outside the courtroom, she enjoys teaching the Old Testament to sixth graders, coaching youth softball, watching major sporting events, and singing karaoke. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### motion form Scope: courtwide Request an order by written motion unless the rules authorize an application or the request is made during a hearing. State the grounds with particularity and specify the requested relief or order. Evidence excerpt: A motion must state its grounds with particularity and set forth the relief or order requested. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### motion notice timing Scope: courtwide Unless a motion may be heard ex parte or another period applies, serve the written motion and hearing notice at least seven days before the hearing. Serve supporting affidavits with the motion. Evidence excerpt: A written motion (other than one that may be heard ex parte) and notice of any hearing must be served at least 7 days before the hearing date, unless the court or these rules set a different period. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### contested matter notice Scope: courtwide In a contested matter not otherwise governed by the bankruptcy rules, request relief by motion and give the opposing party reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard. A response is required only if the court orders one. Evidence excerpt: Reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard must be given to the party against whom relief is sought. No response is required unless the court orders otherwise. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### disputed fact testimony Scope: courtwide Present witness testimony on a disputed material factual issue in the same manner as testimony in an adversary proceeding. Evidence excerpt: A witness's testimony on a disputed material factual issue must be taken in the same manner as testimony in an adversary proceeding. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### evidentiary hearing notice Scope: courtwide Use the court's procedure to determine, reasonably before a scheduled hearing, whether it will be an evidentiary hearing at which witnesses may testify. Evidence excerpt: The court must provide procedures that allow parties-at a reasonable time before a scheduled hearing-to determine whether it will be an evidentiary hearing at which witnesses may testify. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### evidence rules Scope: courtwide Prepare evidence under the Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 43, 44, and 44.1, which apply in bankruptcy cases. Evidence excerpt: The Federal Rules of Evidence and Fed. R. Civ. P. 43, 44, and 44.1 apply in a bankruptcy case. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oath or affirmation Scope: courtwide A solemn affirmation may substitute when an oath is required. The national rule identifies the bankruptcy judge, clerk, deputy clerk, U.S. trustee, and other authorized officers as persons who may administer it. Evidence excerpt: If an oath is required, a solemn affirmation suffices. [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8748/catherine-peek-mcewen/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8748/catherine-peek-mcewen/) - [U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8748/catherine-peek-mcewen/) - [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8748/catherine-peek-mcewen/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/catherine-peek-mcewen-8748", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/catherine-peek-mcewen-8748", "name": "Catherine Peek McEwen | KnowJudges", "description": "Catherine Peek McEwen, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.