Mary Elisabeth Naumann at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Mary Elisabeth Naumann
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge · U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Mary Elisabeth Naumann — U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky · U.S. Bankruptcy Judge · Active · November 5, 2025–present
Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Kentucky; 2025-11-05
- The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals selected Judge Naumann to serve in the Western District of Kentucky, a position she was sworn into on November 5, 2025
- Sworn in as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Kentucky on November 5, 2025
- Mary Elisabeth (“Mary Beth”) Naumann is a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, appointed on November 5, 2025, to fill the vacancy created by Judge Alan Stout’s retirement
Education
- She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1999)
- Centre College — B.A. (1995)
Additional information
- Joined Jackson Kelly PLLC in Lexington, KY, in 2000
- focusing on bankruptcy, commercial restructuring, commercial litigation, energy transactions, and equine law.
- Mary Beth Naumann has over 25 years of legal experience.
- Her practice included representing debtors, purchasers of assets, DIP lenders, and defending breach of fiduciary duty claims
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Bankruptcy proceedings only; chapter-specific limits apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
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