Jennifer Choe Groves

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Jennifer Choe Groves
Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
Assumed office
June 8, 2016
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Gregory W. Carman
Personal details
BornJennifer Domee Choe
1969 (age 48–49)
Chicago, Illinois
Education Princeton University (A.B.)
Rutgers School of Law – Newark (J.D.)
Columbia Law School (LL.M.)

Jennifer Choe Groves (born 1969) is a United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.

United States federal judge position in the USA

In the United States, the title of federal judge means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate pursuant to the Appointments Clause in Article II of the United States Constitution.

United States Court of International Trade

The United States Court of International Trade, formerly the United States Customs Court, and before that the Board of General Appraisers, is an Article III court, with full powers in law and equity. The Customs Court Act of 1980 replaced the old United States Customs Court with the United States Court of International Trade. The Court has nine sitting Judges, as well as Senior Judges. The Court sits in New York City, although it is authorized to sit elsewhere, including in foreign nations.

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Early life and education

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Groves grew up in New Jersey, the daughter of a father who is a retired chemist and a mother who was a business owner. [1] During her teens, she was considered among the best young concert pianists in the New York area. [1] A graduate of Newark Academy in the class of 1987, she was honored by the school as a distinguished alumnus in 2012. [2] Groves received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1991 from Princeton University. She received a Juris Doctor in 1994 from Rutgers Law School. She received a Master of Laws in 1998 from Columbia Law School. She received a degree in Piano and Composition in 1987 from The Juilliard School, Pre-College Division. [3]

Chicago City in Illinois, United States

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in Illinois, as well as the third most populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,716,450 (2017), it is the most populous city in the Midwest. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, and the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States. The metropolitan area, at nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States, and the fourth largest in North America and the third largest metropolitan area in the world by land area.

Illinois State of the United States of America

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes region of the United States. It has the fifth largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth largest population, and the 25th largest land area of all U.S. states. Illinois is often noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in northeastern Illinois, small industrial cities and immense agricultural productivity in the north and center of the state, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub. Chicagoland, Chicago's metropolitan area, encompasses over 65% of the state's population. The Port of Chicago connects the state to international ports via two main routes: from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois Waterway to the Illinois River. The Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois. For decades, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and, through the 1980s, in politics.

New Jersey State of the United States of America

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Professional career

Groves began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County District Attorney's Office from 1994 to 1997. She was an associate at Fish & Neave LLP (now Ropes & Gray LLP) and served as Counsel at O'Melveny & Myers LLP. From 2005 to 2010, she served as the Senior Director of Intellectual Property and Innovation in the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. During her time at USTR, she also served as chair of the Special 301 Committee, where she led the inter-agency committee’s decision-making on international trade policy and intellectual property protection. She was a partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed and at Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, LLC. She was the Chief Executive Officer of Titanium Law Group PLLC and Choe Groves Consulting LLC, where she provided legal and consulting services in the areas of international trade and intellectual property. [4] [3]

New York County District Attorney

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Ropes & Gray

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Trade Court service

On July 30, 2015, President Obama nominated Groves to serve as a United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge Gregory W. Carman, who took senior status on September 15, 2014. [5] She received a hearing on her nomination on January 27, 2016. [6] On April 7, 2016 her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. [7] On June 6, 2016, the U.S. Senate confirmed Groves in a voice vote. She received her commission on June 8, 2016. [3] She was sworn in on June 9, 2016. [8]

Barack Obama 44th president of the United States

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Gregory W. Carman United States Judge

Gregory Wright Carman is a Senior United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade and was formerly a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

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References

  1. 1 2 Folliard, Patrick. "Spotlighting: Taking the Next Step", Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Accessed August 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ 2015-2016 Homecoming & Reunion, Newark Academy. Accessed August 14, 2016. "Awards presentation and ceremony for 2012 alumni award winners. Join us as we honor Dr. Norm Schafler, Tommy Hennigan '77, Jennifer Choe Groves '87 and Joe Scarlett '62"
  3. 1 2 3 "Groves, Jennifer Choe - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  4. ↑ "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States Court of International Trade". 30 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 30 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
  7. ↑ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 7, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves". www.cit.uscourts.gov.

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Preceded by
Gregory W. Carman 		Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
2016–present 		Incumbent
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