Jane A. Restani
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and confirmed by voice vote, Jane A. Restani is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. She earned a law degree from University of California, Davis, School of Law in 1973. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1948 · age 78
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1983
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley 1969 · University of California, Davis, Law 1973
- Succeeded
- Herbert Naaman Maletz
- Succeeded by
- Gary S. Katzmann
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | U.S. Court of International Trade succeeded Herbert Naaman Maletz | Reagan (R) | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Restani authored 327 published opinions for the court (1984–2025). Most cited: Asociacion Colombiana De Exportadores De Flores v. United States (77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Asociacion Colombiana De Exportadores De Flores v. United States | 704 F. Supp. 1114 | 77 |
| 1999 | Ferro Union, Inc. v. United States | 44 F. Supp. 2d 1310 | 68 |
| 1985 | Maine Potato Council v. United States | 613 F. Supp. 1237 | 68 |
| 1998 | Borden, Inc. v. United States | 4 F. Supp. 2d 1221 | 67 |
| 1987 | USX Corp. v. United States | 655 F. Supp. 487 | 67 |
| 1984 | Rhone Poulenc S.A. v. United States | 583 F. Supp. 607 | 66 |
| 1988 | Monsanto Co. v. United States | 698 F. Supp. 275 | 59 |
| 1984 | Rhone Poulenc, S.A. v. United States | 592 F. Supp. 1318 | 57 |
| 1986 | Philipp Bros., Inc. v. United States | 630 F. Supp. 1317 | 53 |
| 2001 | Altx, Inc. v. United States | 167 F. Supp. 2d 1353 | 52 |
| 1992 | Shikoku Chemicals Corp. v. United States | 795 F. Supp. 417 | 48 |
| 1986 | National Juice Products Ass'n v. United States | 628 F. Supp. 978 | 48 |
| 1984 | United States v. Gold Mountain Coffee, Ltd. | 601 F. Supp. 212 | 47 |
| 2009 | Qingdao Taifa Group Co., Ltd. v. United States | 637 F. Supp. 2d 1231 | 46 |
| 1994 | United States Steel Group—A Unit of USX Corp. v. United States | 873 F. Supp. 673 | 43 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 327 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 Jane A. Restani?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Jane A. Restani to the U.S. Court of International Trade in 1983.
- Was Jane A. Restani appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jane A. Restani was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jane A. Restani's confirmation vote?
- Jane A. Restani was confirmed by voice vote on November 15, 1983. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Jane A. Restani on?
- Jane A. Restani is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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42 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).