What is the BAP?
By Jill Michaux, Kansas Bankruptcy Attorney on Oct 9, 2007 in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, General Bankruptcy Information, Kansas
Bankruptcy Appellate Panels (BAPs) are panels of three bankruptcy court judges who hear appeals from bankruptcy court decisions in addition to their regular bankruptcy court duties. The BAPs are units of the federal courts of appeals in the 1st, 6th, 8th, 9th, and 10th Circuits.
Parties appealing a bankruptcy court decision may elect to take their appeal to the BAP instead of the U.S. District Court if a BAP exists in their district. BAP appeals are thought to be quicker because they are heard by judges with bankruptcy law expertise who do not have a backlog of criminal and civil case assignments as is common in the U.S. District Court. Only a tiny fraction of the U.S. District Court cases involves bankruptcy.
Appeals from an order of the BAP are taken to the U.S. Courts of Appeal and, ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court. BAPs were established under the Bankruptcy Reform Acts of 1978 and 1994.
http://www.bap10.uscourts.gov/judges.php
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