Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr.

Thomas Aquilino
Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
In office
April 4, 1985  December 10, 2004
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Frederick Landis
Succeeded by Leo Gordon
Personal details
Born (1939-12-07) December 7, 1939
Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Drew University
Rutgers University, Newark

Thomas Joseph Aquilino, Jr. (born 1939) is a Senior Judge for the United States Court of International Trade.

Biography

Aquilino was born in 1939 in Mount Kisco, New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962 from Drew University. He received a Juris Doctorate in 1969 from Rutgers University School of Law. He served in the United States Army from 1962 to 1965. He served as a law clerk to Judge John M. Cannella of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1969 to 1971. He worked in private practice in New York City from 1971 to 1985. He was an adjunct professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law from 1984 to 1995.[1]

Trade Court service

On February 25, 1985, President Reagan nominated Aquilino to be a Judge for the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Frederick Landis, Jr.. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1985 and received his commission the following day. He took senior status on December 10, 2004 and was succeeded by Leo M. Gordon.[2]

References

Legal offices
Preceded by
Frederick Landis
Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
1985–2004
Succeeded by
Leo Gordon


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