U.S. Court of International Trade
The U.S. Court of International Trade is an Article III federal court with nationwide jurisdiction over civil cases arising from U.S. customs and international trade law. Its judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve for life. Appeals go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This page lists every judge to serve on the court, current and former.
| Judge | Appointed by | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Jane A. Restani | Reagan (R) | 1983 |
| Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. | Reagan (R) | 1985 |
| Judith Morgenstern Barzilay | Clinton (D) | 1998 |
| Delissa Anne Ridgway | Clinton (D) | 1998 |
| Richard K. Eaton | Clinton (D) | 1999 |
| Timothy C. Stanceu | Bush (R) | 2003 |
| Leo Maury Gordon | Bush (R) | 2006 |
| Mark Allen Barnett | Obama (D) | 2013 |
| Claire Rita Kelly | Obama (D) | 2013 |
| Jennifer Choe Groves | Obama (D) | 2016 |
| Gary S. Katzmann | Obama (D) | 2016 |
| M. Miller Baker | Trump (R) | 2019 |
| Timothy Mark Reif | Trump (R) | 2019 |
| Joseph A. Laroski Jr. | Biden (D) | 2024 |
| Lisa Wen-Jia Wang | Biden (D) | 2024 |
| Judge | Appointed by | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Alexander Vaden | Trump (R) | 2020–2025 |
| Donald Carl Pogue | Clinton (D) | 1995–2016 |
| Evan Jonathan Wallach | Clinton (D) | 1995–2011 |
| Richard W. Goldberg | Bush (R) | 1991–2023 |
| R. Kenton Musgrave | Reagan (R) | 1987–2023 |
| Nicholas Tsoucalas | Reagan (R) | 1986–2018 |
| Dominick L. DiCarlo | Reagan (R) | 1984–1999 |
| Gregory Wright Carman | Reagan (R) | 1983–2020 |
| Nils Andreas Boe | (reassignment) (N) | 1980–1992 |
| Morgan Dennis Ford | (reassignment) (N) | 1980–1992 |
| Frederick Landis | (reassignment) (N) | 1980–1990 |
| Herbert Naaman Maletz | (reassignment) (N) | 1980–2002 |
| Bernard Newman | (reassignment) (N) | 1980–1999 |
| Paul Peter Rao | (reassignment) (N) | 1980–1988 |
| Edward Domenic Re | (reassignment) (N) | 1980–1991 |
| Scovel Richardson | (reassignment) (N) | 1980–1982 |
| Samuel Murray Rosenstein | (reassignment) (N) | 1980–1995 |
| James Lopez Watson | (reassignment) (N) | 1980–2001 |
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1980.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Verify against the primary source before relying.