--- title: "Thomas M. Renn | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-m-renn-8932" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Thomas M. Renn U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon · U.S. Bankruptcy Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon - State: Oregon - 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, United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon, 2011-present - Judge on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon, appointed in 2011 and serving as Chief Judge from 2020 to 2025 - Chief Judge: Designated Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon on October 1, 2020, for a five-year term under 28 U.S.C..154(b) - Appointed as Bankruptcy Court Judge | District of Oregon | United States Bankruptcy Court Home United States Bankruptcy Court District of Oregon Hon - Kirsten S. Wilkinson, Clerk of Court Search form You are here Thomas M. Renn Appointed as Bankruptcy Court Judge Portland trustee and attorney Thomas M. Renn has been appointed to serve as a judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon - In addition, Renn taught bankruptcy law as an adjunct professor at both Northwestern School of Law and Lewis and Clark College - He also taught bankruptcy law as an adjunct professor at Northwestern School of Law and Lewis & Clark College ### Education - University of Minnesota — J.D. ### Additional information - He also served as a Chapter 7 Trustee for the District of Oregon from February 2002 until his appointment to the bench in October 2011. - Before joining the court, Renn was a sole practitioner focusing on bankruptcy matters and held the role of a Chapter 7 panel trustee for the U.S. Office of the Trustee in Portland from 2002 until his appointment. - Date of birth: 1959 - Before joining the court, Renn worked as a solo practitioner where his case load focused predominantly on bankruptcy matters. - Peter C. McKittrick, Chief Judge - As Chief Judge, Renn was responsible for ensuring compliance with bankruptcy and district court rules, and for managing the court’s business effectively and expeditiously. - Birth place: Minneapolis, MN ## 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/8932/thomas-m-renn/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8932/thomas-m-renn/) - [U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8932/thomas-m-renn/) - [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/8932/thomas-m-renn/) - [Thomas M. Renn Appointed as Bankruptcy Court Judge | District of Oregon | United States Bankruptcy Court](https://www.orb.uscourts.gov/news/thomas-m-renn-appointed-bankruptcy-court-judge) - [Thomas M. Renn - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Thomas_M._Renn) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Thomas M. Renn](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-m-renn-8932", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-m-renn-8932", "name": "Thomas M. Renn | KnowJudges", "description": "Thomas M. Renn, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-m-renn-8932#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/thomas-m-renn-8932#judge", "name": "Thomas M. 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