Jennifer Choe Groves

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Jennifer Choe Groves
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Nonpartisan

United States Court of International Trade
Tenure

2016 - Present

Years in position

8

Education

Bachelor's

Princeton University, 1991

Graduate

Columbia Law School, 1998

Law

Rutgers Law School, Newark, 1994

Personal
Birthplace
Chicago, Ill.

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Jennifer Choe Groves is a federal judge on the United States Court of International Trade. Judge Groves was confirmed on a voice vote of the United States Senate on June 6, 2016.[1] Prior to her appointment to the court, she was the chief executive officer of Titanium Law Group PLLC and Choe Groves Consulting LLC.[2]

Education

Groves earned her A.B. from Princeton University in 1991, her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law - Newark in 1994, and her LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 1998.[2]

Professional career

  • 2016 - Present: Judge, United States Court of International Trade
  • 2014-2016: Chief executive officer, Titanium Law Group PLLC
  • 2013-2016: Chief executive officer, Choe Groves Consulting LLC
  • 2010-2013: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
  • 2005-2010: Senior director of intellectual property and innovation, United States Trade Representative
  • 2002-2005: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
  • 1998-2002: Private practice, New York, N.Y.
  • 1994-1997: Assistant district attorney, New York County[2]

Judicial career

Court of International Trade

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Jennifer Choe Groves
Court: United States Court of International Trade
Progress
Confirmed 312 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: July 30, 2015
ApprovedAABA Rating: Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: January 27, 2016
QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: April 7, 2016 
ApprovedAConfirmed: June 6, 2016
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote


Groves was nominated to the United States Court of International Trade on July 30, 2015. President Barack Obama said of the nomination:

“ I am proud to nominate these outstanding candidates to serve on the Court of International Trade. I am confident that they will serve the American people with integrity and distinction.[3] ”
—President Barack Obama, [4]

The American Bar Association rated Groves Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified for the position.[5]

Hearings on Groves' nomination were held in the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 27, 2016, and Groves' nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on April 7, 2016. Groves was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on June 6, 2016, and she received her commission on June 8, 2016.[2][1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Congress, "PN 753 - Jennifer Choe Groves - The Judiciary," accessed June 30, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed June 30, 2016
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ The White House, "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States Court of International Trade," July 30, 2015
  5. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III Nominees: 114th Congress," accessed September 1, 2015
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