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Barnett, Mark Allen
Born 1963 in Reading, PA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Judith Morganstern Barzilay. Confirmed by the Senate on May 23, 2013, and received commission on May 28, 2013. Served as chief judge, 2021-present.
Education:
Dickinson College, B.A., 1985
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1988
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Judith Morganstern Barzilay. Confirmed by the Senate on May 23, 2013, and received commission on May 28, 2013. Served as chief judge, 2021-present.
Education:
Dickinson College, B.A., 1985
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1988
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1988-1995
Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995-2013; senior counsel, 1999-2005; deputy chief counsel, 2005-2013
Trade counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means (on detail), 2008-2009
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2021-present
Nominated to U.S. Court of International Trade, July 12, 2012; no Senate vote