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Leo M. Gordon

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Leo Maury Gordon
Senior Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
Assumed office
March 22, 2019
Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
In office
March 16, 2006 – March 22, 2019
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byThomas J. Aquilino
Succeeded byLisa Wang
Personal details
Born
Leo Maury Gordon

(1952-01-18) January 18, 1952 (age 72)[1]
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
SpouseMarci Spero[1]
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (AB)
Emory University (JD)

Leo Maury Gordon (born January 18, 1952) is a senior United States judge of the United States Court of International Trade.

Education and career

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Gordon was born in 1952 in Newark, New Jersey, attending school at Newark Academy. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1973 from the University of North Carolina. He received a Juris Doctor in 1977 from the Emory University School of Law. He served as an assistant counsel to the Committee on the Judiciary for the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981. He served as an assistant clerk for the United States Court of International Trade from 1981 to 1999. He served as Clerk of the Court for the Trade Court from 1999 to 2006.[2]

Trade Court service

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On November 10, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated Gordon to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge Thomas J. Aquilino. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 13, 2006 and received his commission on March 16, 2006.[2] He assumed senior status on March 22, 2019.

References

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  1. ^ a b Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session. 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.109-397/ PT.3 (2006) - page 64
  2. ^ a b "Gordon, Leo Maury - Federal Judicial Center".
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
2006–2019
Succeeded by