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# Mary Elisabeth Naumann

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky · U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky
- State: Kentucky
- Role: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Mary Elisabeth Naumann — U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky

## 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

## Sources

- [www.kywb.uscourts.gov](https://www.kywb.uscourts.gov/judges)
- [www.kywb.uscourts.gov](https://www.kywb.uscourts.gov/news/)
- [www.kywb.uscourts.gov](https://www.kywb.uscourts.gov/content/judge-mary-elisabeth-naumann)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-52c9ad7e083212c057b747c7) — 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. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-bankruptcy-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.