ABFJ Podcast 66 (Part One): The Constitutionality of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017

This week’s episode is the first part of a conversation with Steven Smith of Herrick, Feinstein LLP about the Supreme Court case of Siegel v. Fitzgerald, which will address whether a 2017 increase in the fees owed by Chapter 11 debtors to the Office of the U.S. Trustee created by the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 is constitutional. In this episode, Smith provided a detailed look at the background of the issue at hand and the arguments on both sides. That will set up next week’s episode, where we’ll delve into which side Smith thinks is in the right, how the Supreme Court’s decision could affect bankruptcy law and what it will mean for creditors and debtors.