United States Court of International Trade

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The United States Court of International Trade is a specialized federal court that handles cases involving international trade and customs laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Article III court
federal court of the United States
specialized court
abbreviation CIT
alsoKnownAs Court of International Trade
U.S. Court of International Trade
appealsTo United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
buildingName James L. Watson Court of International Trade Building
canSitNationwide true
constitutionalBasis Article III of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
createdBy Customs Courts Act of 1980
dateEstablished 1980
doesNotHandleCases criminal cases
effectiveDateOfEstablishment November 1, 1980
geographicJurisdiction throughout the United States
handlesCases civil cases only
hasAdditionalCourtroomsIn major port cities of the United States
hasChiefJudge true
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/
hasSeal Seal of the United States Court of International Trade
hearsCasesAgainst United States government
hearsCasesInvolving U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. International Trade Commission
judgesAppointedBy President of the United States
judgesTerm life tenure during good behavior
judicialAppointmentsRequire advice and consent of the United States Senate
jurisdiction antidumping duty cases
challenges to trade-related actions of U.S. government agencies
civil actions against the United States arising out of import transactions
countervailing duty cases
customs classification disputes
customs law
customs valuation disputes
embargo and trade sanctions cases
international trade law
protests of customs decisions
locatedAtAddress One Federal Plaza, New York, NY
locatedIn New York
New York City
United States
numberOfJudgesAuthorized 9
officialLanguage English
partOf federal judiciary of the United States
predecessor Board of General Appraisers
United States Customs Court
seat New York City
subjectMatterScope nationwide

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federal judiciary of the United States includesCourt United States Court of International Trade
Judicial Conference of the United States jurisdiction United States Court of International Trade
Title 28 of the United States Code governs United States Court of International Trade
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit appealsFrom United States Court of International Trade
Administrative Office of the United States Courts appliesTo United States Court of International Trade
United States Court of International Trade alsoKnownAs U.S. Court of International Trade
linked to: United States Court of International Trade
United States Court of International Trade alsoKnownAs Court of International Trade
linked to: United States Court of International Trade
Title 19 of the United States Code usedBy U.S. Court of International Trade
linked to: United States Court of International Trade
Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 relatedTo United States Court of International Trade
Federal Supplement coversCourt United States Court of International Trade
Customs Courts Act of 1980 creates United States Court of International Trade
United States Customs Court replacedBy United States Court of International Trade
United States Customs Court predecessorOf United States Court of International Trade
United States Customs Court succeededBy Article III United States Court of International Trade
linked to: United States Court of International Trade
Board of General Appraisers replacedBy United States Court of International Trade
Board of General Appraisers hasSuccessor United States Court of International Trade
James L. Watson Court of International Trade Building houses United States Court of International Trade
James L. Watson Court of International Trade Building hasCourt United States Court of International Trade
Howard T. Markey National Courts Building housesCourt United States Court of International Trade (offices)
linked to: United States Court of International Trade
One Federal Plaza primaryOccupant United States Court of International Trade
subject linked to: One Federal Plaza, New York, NY
One Federal Plaza houses United States Court of International Trade
subject linked to: One Federal Plaza, New York, NY
One Federal Plaza hasTenant United States Court of International Trade
subject linked to: One Federal Plaza, New York, NY
Commercial Litigation Branch of the Civil Division litigatesIn U.S. Court of International Trade
linked to: United States Court of International Trade
United States customs statutes interpretedBy U.S. Court of International Trade
linked to: United States Court of International Trade
Article III court includes United States Court of International Trade
Judicial branch of the United States government hasComponent United States Court of International Trade
United States tariff law enforcedBy U.S. Court of International Trade
linked to: United States Court of International Trade
U.S. federal courts hasSpecializedCourt United States Court of International Trade
James L. Watson memberOf United States Court of International Trade