Who appointed Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr.?

President Ronald Reagan appointed Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. to the U.S. Court of International Trade in 1985.

Was Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr.'s confirmation vote?

Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on April 3, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

U.S. Court of International Trade / Appointed 1985 / Senior status since 2004

Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. He earned a law degree from Rutgers School of Law -- Newark in 1969. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1939 · age 87
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan, 1985
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Drew 1962 · Rutgers Law -- Newark 1969
Succeeded: Frederick Landis
Succeeded by: Leo Maury Gordon

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1985	U.S. Court of International Trade succeeded Frederick Landis	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

Drew University	B.A.	1962
Rutgers School of Law -- Newark	J.D.	1969

Judicial Record

In our data, Aquilino authored 115 published opinions for the court (1985–2023). Most cited: Manifattura Emmepi S.P.A. v. United States (37 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
1992	Manifattura Emmepi S.P.A. v. United States	799 F. Supp. 110	37
1986	Bomont Industries v. United States	638 F. Supp. 1334	33
1988	Belfont Sales Corp. v. United States	698 F. Supp. 916	29
1985	National Corn Growers Ass'n v. Baker	623 F. Supp. 1262	29
1991	Brother Industries, Ltd. v. United States	771 F. Supp. 374	28
1992	Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd. v. United States	787 F. Supp. 224	25
2001	Neenah Foundry Co. v. United States	155 F. Supp. 2d 766	24
1990	Bomont Industries v. United States	733 F. Supp. 1507	23
1987	A. Hirsh, Inc. v. United States	657 F. Supp. 1297	21
2000	Starkey Laboratories, Inc. v. United States	110 F. Supp. 2d 945	17
1987	Smith Corona Corp. v. United States	678 F. Supp. 285	17
1987	Belfont Sales Corp. v. United States	666 F. Supp. 1568	17
1995	Earth Island Institute v. Christopher	913 F. Supp. 559	16
1991	United Engineering & Forging v. United States	779 F. Supp. 1375	15
1989	Roses, Inc. v. United States	720 F. Supp. 180	15

Showing the 15 most-cited of 115 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 Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr.?: President Ronald Reagan appointed Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. to the U.S. Court of International Trade in 1985.
Was Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr.'s confirmation vote?: Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on April 3, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. on?: Thomas Joseph Aquilino Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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41 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).