United States Court of International Trade

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Article III court federal court of the United States specialized court

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

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

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 →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Court of International Trade ("U.S. Court of International Trade") → United States Court of International Trade ("Court of International Trade") →	alsoKnownAs
James L. Watson Court of International Trade Building → One Federal Plaza →	houses
Board of General Appraisers → United States Customs Court →	replacedBy
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit →	appealsFrom
Administrative Office of the United States Courts →	appliesTo
Federal Supplement →	coversCourt
Customs Courts Act of 1980 →	creates
Title 28 of the United States Code →	governs
James L. Watson Court of International Trade Building →	hasCourt
Board of General Appraisers →	hasSuccessor
One Federal Plaza →	hasTenant
Howard T. Markey National Courts Building ("United States Court of International Trade (offices)") →	housesCourt
federal judiciary of the United States →	includesCourt
Judicial Conference of the United States →	jurisdiction
United States Customs Court →	predecessorOf
One Federal Plaza →	primaryOccupant
Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982 →	relatedTo
United States Customs Court ("Article III United States Court of International Trade") →	succeededBy
Title 19 of the United States Code ("U.S. Court of International Trade") →	usedBy