Title 11 — BankruptcyRelease 119-73not60
§324 Removal of Trustee or Examiner
Title 11 › Chapter 3— CASE ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter II— OFFICERS › § 324
Summary
Judge can remove a trustee (not the U.S. Trustee) or an examiner for cause after notice and a hearing; removal applies to all other cases where they serve unless judge orders otherwise.
Full Legal Text
Title 11, §324
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(a)The court, after notice and a hearing, may remove a trustee, other than the United States trustee, or an examiner, for cause.
(b)Whenever the court removes a trustee or examiner under subsection (a) in a case under this title, such trustee or examiner shall thereby be removed in all other cases under this title in which such trustee or examiner is then serving unless the court orders otherwise.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
senate report no. 95–989
This section permits the court, after notice and a hearing, to remove a trustee for cause.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1986—Pub. L. 99–554 amended section generally, designating existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituting “a trustee, other than the United States trustee, or an examiner” for “a trustee or an examiner”, and adding subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1986 Amendment
Effective Date
and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 99–554 dependent upon the judicial district involved, see section 302(d), (e) of Pub. L. 99–554, set out as a note under section 581 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
11 U.S.C. § 324
Title 11 — Bankruptcy
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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