Timothy M. Reif
Timothy M. Reif | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States Court of International Trade | |
| Assumed office August 8, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Richard K. Eaton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1959 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (AB, MPA) Columbia Law School (JD) |
Timothy Mark Reif (born April 12, 1959)[1] is a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.
Education
Reif earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Administration from Princeton University, where he was named a Fulbright Scholar, and his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.[2]
Legal career
Upon graduating from law school, Reif worked as an associate at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy for two years. From 1987–1989, he served as an attorney-advisor with the United States International Trade Commission. Reif worked as an assistant and associate counsel in the Office of the United States Trade Representative from 1989–1993. He was trade counsel to the United States House Committee on Ways and Means from 1993–1994 and later spent a decade as Chief International Trade Counsel to the committee. Between his stints on congressional staffs, Reif worked as Special International Trade Counsel at Dewey Ballantine, LLP. From 2009–2017, he served as General Counsel of the Office of the United States Trade Representative. From 2017–2017, Reif served as a senior advisor to the United States Trade Representative. Since 2014 he has been a Visiting Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. He has also taught at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Georgetown University Law Center.[2]
Trade Court service
On June 7, 2018, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Reif to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade. On June 18, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Reif to the seat vacated by Judge Richard K. Eaton, who took senior status on August 22, 2014.[3] On November 28, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4] On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Reif for a federal judgeship.[5] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[6] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[7] On August 1, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by the Senate. He received his judicial commission on August 8, 2019.
References
- ^ Voruganti, Harsh (February 12, 2019). "Timothy Reif – Nominee to the U.S. Court of International Trade". The Vetting Room. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Fourteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Ninth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, June 7, 2018
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Seventeen Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today", White House, June 18, 2018
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 28, 2018
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
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