Who appointed Claire Rita Kelly?

President Barack Obama appointed Claire Rita Kelly to the U.S. Court of International Trade in 2013.

Was Claire Rita Kelly appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Claire Rita Kelly was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Claire Rita Kelly's confirmation vote?

Claire Rita Kelly was confirmed by voice vote on May 23, 2013. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

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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. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1965 · age 61
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 vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Barnard College	B.A.	1987
Brooklyn Law School	J.D.	1993

Judicial Record

In our data, Kelly authored 111 published opinions for the court (2013–2025). Most cited: Apex Frozen Foods Private Ltd. v. United States (17 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2016	Apex Frozen Foods Private Ltd. v. United States	144 F. Supp. 3d 1308	17
2017	SolarWorld Americas, Inc. v. United States	229 F. Supp. 3d 1362	11
2016	Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. v. United States	195 F. Supp. 3d 1334	11
2017	Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. v. United States	229 F. Supp. 3d 1333	10
2017	Irwin Industrial Tool Co. v. United States	269 F. Supp. 3d 1294	9
2015	United States v. Freight Forwarder International, Inc.	44 F. Supp. 3d 1359	9
2018	Thuan an Production Trading & Serv. Co., Ltd. v. United States	348 F. Supp. 3d 1340	7
2018	Soc Trang Seafood Joint Stock Co. v. United States	321 F. Supp. 3d 1329	7
2018	SolarWorld Americas, Inc. v. United States	320 F. Supp. 3d 1341	7
2017	TMK IPSCO v. United States	222 F. Supp. 3d 1306	7
2020	JSW Steel (USA) Inc. v. United States	466 F. Supp. 3d 1320	6
2018	Deacero S.A.P.I. De C v. v. United States	353 F. Supp. 3d 1303	6
2017	Kyocera Solar, Inc. v. United States	253 F. Supp. 3d 1294	6
2013	United States Steel Corp. v. United States	953 F. Supp. 2d 1332	6
2023	Stupp Co. v. United States	619 F. Supp. 3d 1314	5

Showing the 15 most-cited of 111 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Claire Rita Kelly?: President Barack Obama appointed Claire Rita Kelly to the U.S. Court of International Trade in 2013.
Was Claire Rita Kelly appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Claire Rita Kelly was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Claire Rita Kelly's confirmation vote?: Claire Rita Kelly was confirmed by voice vote on May 23, 2013. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Claire Rita Kelly on?: Claire Rita Kelly is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Sources

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13 years on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).