Timothy Reif

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Timothy Reif
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Nonpartisan

United States Court of International Trade
Tenure

2019 - Present

Years in position

5

Predecessor

Education

Bachelor's

Princeton University, 1980

Graduate

Princeton University, 1985

Law

Columbia Law School, 1985

Personal
Birthplace
New York, N.Y.

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Timothy M. Reif is a judge on the United States Court of International Trade. On June 18, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Reif to a seat on this court.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed Reif on August 1, 2019, by voice vote.[2] He received commission on August 8, 2019.[3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.

The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III federal court. It hears only cases involving particular international trade and customs law questions. To learn more about the court, click here.

Reif was a senior advisor to the U.S. Trade Representative from 2017 to 2019.[4]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States Court of International Trade (2019-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

On June 18, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Reif to a seat on the United States Court of International Trade.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed Reif on August 1, 2019, by voice vote.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

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Nominee Information
Name: Timothy Reif
Court: United States Court of International Trade
Progress
Confirmed 409 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: June 18, 2018
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: November 28, 2018
QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: February 7, 2019 
ApprovedAConfirmed: August 1, 2019
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote


Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Reif on August 1, 2019, by voice vote.[2]

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Reif's nomination November 28.[5]

The Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported Reif's nomination on February 7, 2019.[6] Click here to see how the committee voted. Reif's nomination was one of 44 that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reported that day.


Nomination

President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Reif on June 7, 2018.[7] The U.S. Senate officially received the nomination on June 18, 2018. Reif was nominated to succeed Judge Richard Eaton, who assumed senior status on August 22, 2014.[1]

At the sine die adjournment of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019, the Senate returned Reif's nomination to President Trump.[8] Reif was one of 51 individuals the president re-nominated on January 23, 2019.[9]

The American Bar Association unanimously rated Reif well qualified for the position.[10] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Education

Reif earned his bachelor's degree, with honors, from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1980. He was a Fulbright Scholar in El Minia, Egypt, in 1980. Reif earned a master's in public administration from Princeton University in 1985. He also obtained a J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, in 1985.[4]

Professional career

  • 2019-present: Judge, United States Court of International Trade
  • 2009-2019: Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
    • 2017-2019: Senior advisor to the U.S. Trade Representative
    • 2015-2017: Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer and Chief Transparency Officer
    • 2009-2017: General counsel
  • 1998-2009: Chief international trade counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
  • 1995-1998: Special international trade counsel, Dewey Ballantine LLP
  • 1993-1994: Trade counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
  • 1989-1993: Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
    • 1990-1993: Associate general counsel
    • 1989-1990: Assistant general counsel
  • 1987-1989: Attorney-advisor, U.S. International Trade Commission
  • 1985-1987: Associate, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP[4]

About the court

Court of International Trade
Federal Circuit
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Judgeships
Posts: 9
Judges: 9
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief: Mark A. Barnett
Active judges: Miller Baker, Mark A. Barnett, Jennifer Choe Groves, Gary S. Katzmann, Claire R. Kelly, Joseph Laroski, Timothy Reif, Stephen Vaden, Lisa Wang

Senior judges:
Thomas Aquilino, Judith Barzilay, Richard Eaton, Richard Goldberg, Leo Gordon, Jane Restani, Delissa Ridgway, Timothy Stanceu


The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III federal court. The Customs Court Act of 1980 replaced the former United States Customs Court with the United States Court of International Trade. The court sits in New York City, although it is authorized to sit elsewhere, including in foreign nations.

Appeals from the Court of International Trade are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which normally sits in Washington, D.C. Further appeals from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit are heard by the Supreme Court of the United States.[11]

The Court of International Trade has 9 authorized judicial posts. The chief judge of the court is Mark A. Barnett, who was appointed by President Barack Obama (D). Three of the judges on the court were appointed by Donald Trump (R).

The court possesses limited subject matter jurisdiction across the United States. It may hear only cases involving particular international trade and customs law questions. The court hears disputes, such as those involving protests filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, decisions regarding Trade Adjustment Assistance by the U.S. Department of Labor or U.S. Department of Agriculture, customs broker licensing, and disputes relating to determinations made by the United States International Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration regarding anti-dumping and countervailing duties.

Most cases are heard by a single judge. If a case challenges the constitutionality of a U.S. law or has important implications regarding the administration or interpretation of the customs laws, then it may be heard by a three-judge panel.

Although the court maintains its own rules of procedure, they are patterned for the most part on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The court has held that decisions interpreting the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are "instructive" in interpreting its own rules.[12]

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

  • The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
  • The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
  • As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
  • After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
  • If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
  • If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
  • The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
  • If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
  • If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Congress.gov, "PN2147 — Timothy M. Reif — The Judiciary," accessed August 2, 2019
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Congress.gov, "PN249 — Timothy M. Reif — The Judiciary," accessed August 2, 2019
  3. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Reif, Timothy Mark," accessed August 12, 2019
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees: Timothy Mark Reif," accessed August 2, 2019
  5. ↑ Committee on the Judiciary, "Nominations," November 28, 2018
  6. ↑ U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting," February 7, 2019
  7. ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Fourteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Ninth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees," June 7, 2018
  8. ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days. Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
  9. ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," January 23, 2019
  10. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees, 115th Congress," accessed November 28, 2018
  11. ↑ Court of International Trade, "About the Court," accessed May 2, 2021
  12. ↑ Court of International Trade, "About the Court," accessed August 2, 2019


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