U.S. Court of International Trade
New York City · A specialized federal court. Appeals go to the Federal Circuit.
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.
Party letters here are the appointing president’s, never a judge’s own: D Democratic, R Republican, N pre-modern-party era (Federalist, Whig, and other early parties); “–” means no recorded party. Counts cover the court’s entire history.
Judges in active service
- Kara M. Westercamp
- Mark A. Barnett
- Claire R. Kelly
- Jennifer C. Groves
- Gary S. Katzmann
- M. M. Baker
- Timothy M. Reif
- Joseph A. Laroski Jr.
- Lisa W. Wang
Senior judges
Still members of the court: senior judges have stepped back from a full docket but continue to hear cases.
- Jane A. Restani
- Thomas J. Aquilino Jr.
- Judith M. Barzilay
- Delissa A. Ridgway
- Richard K. Eaton
- Timothy C. Stanceu
- Leo M. Gordon
Seats over time
Each band is one judgeship, from the court’s founding to today. A segment’s width is the holder’s tenure; its color is the appointing president’s party. Gaps are vacancies.
Judith Morgenstern Barzilay (current) · Mark Allen Barnett (current) · Claire Rita Kelly (current) · Delissa Anne Ridgway (current) · M. Miller Baker (current) · Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. (current) · Leo Maury Gordon (current) · Lisa Wen-Jia Wang (current) · Jane A. Restani (current) · Gary S. Katzmann (current) · Jennifer Choe Groves (current) · Timothy C. Stanceu (current) · Joseph A. Laroski Jr. (current) · Richard K. Eaton (current) · Timothy Mark Reif (current) · Gregory Wright Carman · Richard W. Goldberg · R. Kenton Musgrave
Former judges
| 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 | G.H.W. 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 | Reassigned | 1980–1992 |
| Morgan Dennis Ford | Reassigned | 1980–1992 |
| Frederick Landis | Reassigned | 1980–1990 |
| Herbert Naaman Maletz | Reassigned | 1980–2002 |
| Bernard Newman | Reassigned | 1980–1999 |
| Paul Peter Rao | Reassigned | 1980–1988 |
| Edward Domenic Re | Reassigned | 1980–1991 |
| Scovel Richardson | Reassigned | 1980–1982 |
| Samuel Murray Rosenstein | Reassigned | 1980–1995 |
| James Lopez Watson | Reassigned | 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. Read more on how federal judges are appointed.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data as of 2026-08-10 (FJC). Verify against the primary source before relying.