United States Court of International Trade

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For further information concerning the lower courts, contact the Administrative Off‌ice of the United States
Courts, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20544.
Phone, 202–502–2600.
United States Court of International Trade
This court was originally established
as the Board of United States General
Appraisers by act of June 10, 1890,
which conferred upon it jurisdiction
theretofore held by the district and circuit
courts in actions arising under the tariff
acts (19 U.S.C. ch. 4). The act of May
28, 1926 (19 U.S.C. 405a), created the
United States Customs Court to supersede
the Board; by acts of August 7, 1939, and
June 25, 1948 (28 U.S.C. 1582, 1583),
the court was integrated into the United
States court structure, organization, and
procedure. The act of July 14, 1956 (28
U.S.C. 251), established the court as
a court of record of the United States
under Article III of the Constitution. The
Customs Court Act of 1980 (28 U.S.C.
251) constituted the court as the United
States Court of International Trade.
The Court of International Trade has
jurisdiction over any civil action against
the United States arising from Federal
laws governing import transactions. This
includes classif‌ication and valuation
cases, as well as authority to review
certain agency determinations under
the Trade AgreementsAct of 1979 (19
U.S.C. 2501) involving antidumping
and countervailing duty matters. In
addition, it has exclusive jurisdiction of
civil actions to review determinations as
to the eligibility of workers, f‌irms, and
communities for adjustment assistance
under the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2101). Civil actions commenced by the
United States to recover customs duties,
to recover on a customs bond, or for
certain civil penalties alleging fraud or
negligence are also within the exclusive
jurisdiction of the court.
The court is composed of a chief
judge and eight judges, not more than
f‌ive of whom may belong to any one
political party. Any of its judges may be
temporarily designated and assigned by
the Chief Justice of the United States to
sit as a court of appeals or district court
judge in any circuit or district. The court
has a clerk and deputy clerks, a librarian,
court reporters, and other supporting
personnel. Cases before the court may
be tried before a jury. Under the Federal
Courts Improvement Act of 1982 (28
U.S.C. 1295), appeals are taken to the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit, and ultimately review may
be sought in appropriate cases in the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The principal off‌ices are located
in New York, NY, but the court is
empowered to hear and determine cases
arising at any port or place within the
jurisdiction of the United States.
For further information, contact the Clerk, United States Court of International Trade, One Federal Plaza,
New York, NY 10278–0001. Phone, 212–264–2814.
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
The Panel, created by act of April 29,
1968 (28 U.S.C. 1407), and consisting of
seven Federal judges designated by the
Chief Justice from the courts of appeals
and district courts, is authorized to
temporarily transfer to a single district,
for coordinated or consolidated pretrial
proceedings, civil actions pending in
different districts that involve one or more
common questions of fact.
For further information, contact the Clerk, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Room G–255, Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus Circle NE., Washington, DC 20002–8041. Phone,
202–502–2800.

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