U.S. Court of International Trade / Appointed 2013 / Active
Claire Rita Kelly
Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 and confirmed by voice vote, Claire Rita Kelly is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. She earned a law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1993. Sources ↓
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2013
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Barnard College 1987 · Brooklyn Law School 1993
- Succeeded
- Evan Jonathan Wallach
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | U.S. Court of International Trade · succeeded Evan Jonathan Wallach | Obama (D) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| Barnard College | B.A. | 1987 |
| Brooklyn Law School | J.D. | 1993 |
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Wikidata (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons (opens primary source in a new tab)
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
13 years on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).