Timothy Mark Reif
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by voice vote, Timothy Mark Reif is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1985. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1959 · age 67
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2019
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (now Princeton School of Public and International Affairs) 1980 · Columbia Law School 1985
- Succeeded
- Richard K. Eaton
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | U.S. Court of International Trade succeeded Richard K. Eaton | Trump (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
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Private practice, Washington, D.C. | 1985-1987, 1995-1998 |
| Attorney-advisor, U.S. International Trade Commission | 1987-1989 |
| Office of the U.S. Trade Representative | 1989-1993, 2009-2019 |
| Assistant general counsel | 1989-1990 |
| Associate general counsel | 1990-1993 |
| General counsel | 2009-2017 |
| Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer | 2015-2017 |
| Chief Transparency Officer | 2015-2017 |
| Senior advisor to the U.S. Trade Representative | 2017-2019 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, 1993-1994, 1998-2009; trade counsel, 1993-1994; chief international trade counsel | 1998-2009 |
| Adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center | 1995-2007 |
| Visiting lecturer, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs | 2003, 2008, 2012, 2017 |
| Visiting lecturer, Columbia Law School, University of California Washington Center | 2014- |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Timothy Mark Reif?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Timothy Mark Reif to the U.S. Court of International Trade in 2019.
- Was Timothy Mark Reif appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Timothy Mark Reif was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Timothy Mark Reif's confirmation vote?
- Timothy Mark Reif was confirmed by voice vote on August 1, 2019. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Timothy Mark Reif on?
- Timothy Mark Reif is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.
Sources
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7 years on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).