U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina is pleased to announce that Parker Worth Rumley has been chosen as its next Chief Deputy Clerk.  Parker served 14 years as a staff attorney with the Bankruptcy Administrator’s office and has since been in private practice, most recently with Bryson Harris Suciu & DeMay, PLLC (formerly Milbert, PLLC), where she has served as lead counsel on the 23andMe Data Breach Bankruptcy Case.  Parker is board certified in both business and consumer bankruptcy law.  Parker is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and the University of Mississippi School of Law.  She will begin her role with the court on February 23, 2026.

Parker will be replacing Christine Castelloe, who has served in the role of Chief Deputy Clerk for over 16 years.  Christine will be retiring on April 30, 2026, having served over 34 years with the court.  During her time as Chief Deputy, Christine has participated in various roles at the national judiciary level, including, but not limited to, the Bankruptcy Court Best Practices Working Group, as faculty for the Federal Judicial Center’s Executive Education Program for Deputy Court Unit Executives and a member of the Executive Education Advisory Group, and Judicial Code of Conduct Trainer.  Christine also served on a temporary duty assignment to the Administrative Office of the Courts from 2008 – 2009. 

We wish Christine the very best in retirement and welcome Parker to court!