Jane Restani
| Jane Restani | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of International Trade | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 11/16/1983 - Present |
| Chief: | 2003-2010 |
| Preceded by: | Herbert Maletz |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1948 |
| Home State: | San Francisco, CA |
| Bachelors: | U. of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1969 |
| Law School: | U. of California, Davis Law, J.D., 1973 |
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Jane A. Restani is an Article III federal judge for the United States Court of International Trade. She joined the court in 1983 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. She served as the chief judge from . [1]
Early life and education
Born in San Francisco, California, Restani graduated from University of California Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law with her Bachelor's degree in 1969 and later from University of California Davis School of Law with her Juris Doctor, J.D. degree in 1973.[1]
Professional career
Restani was a Trial Attorney in the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1973 to 1976. Restani was an Assistant Chief of the Civil Division's Commercial Litigation Branch from 1976 to 1980 before serving as its Director until 1983. [1]
Judicial career
Court of International Trade
Restani was nominated to the United States Court of International Trade by President Ronald Reagan on November 3, 1983 to a seat vacated by Herbert N. Maletz. Restani was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 15, 1983 and received commission on November 16, 1983. Restani has served as Chief Judge of the Court of International Trade from 2003 until 2010. [1]
Notable cases
Hiram Monserrate case
| United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit *Monserrate v. New York State Senate 599 F. 3d 148 |
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| District Judge William Pauley denied an request by former New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate to stop a decision made by the New York Senate to expel him on February 9, 2010[2].
Monserrate was expelled after being convicted of domestic violence towards his girlfriend which is considered a misdemeanor[2]. The judge's decision will allow a special election on March 16, 2010 to select the replacement to his Senate seat[2]. The case was appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, but the appellate court judges, Gerard Lynch, Dennis Jacobs, and Jane Restani, ruled that the district court "did not abuse its discretion in determining that the Monserrate Appellants failed to establish a likelihood of success on the merits of any of the claims they press on appeal. We thus need not reach any of the other arguments advanced by the parties. For the foregoing reasons, we affirm the district court's denial of the preliminary injunction."[3] |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Donald Pogue • Jane Restani • Gregory Carman • Richard Eaton • Leo Gordon • Delissa Ridgway • Timothy Stanceu | ||
| Senior judges |
Judith Barzilay • Thomas Aquilino • Richard Goldberg • Kenton Musgrave • Nicholas Tsoucalas • | ||
| Former Article III judges | Evan Wallach • Dominick DiCarlo • Nils Boe • Morgan Ford • Frederick Landis • Herbert Maletz • Bernard Newman • Paul Rao • Edward Re • Scovel Richardson • Samuel Rosenstein • James Watson • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Jane Restani • Gregory Carman • | ||
