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Barzilay, born Judith Morgenstern Barzilay in 1944, is a senior judge of the United States Court of International Trade, appointed by President Clinton in 1998.", "snippet": "Judith M. Barzilay, born Judith Morgenstern Barzilay in 1944, is a senior judge of the United States Court of International Trade, appointed by President Clinton in 1998.", "node": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.international-trade-judges", "markdown": "# Judith M. Barzilay\n\nJudith Morgenstern Barzilay (born 1944) is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the [United States Court of International Trade](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-court-of-international-trade) since 2011.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) She was appointed to the court by President William J. Clinton in 1998.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) She assumed senior status (semi-retired judge with reduced caseload) on June 2, 2011.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. Court of International Trade[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) |\n| Appointed by | William J. Clinton[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) |\n| Confirmed | March 11, 1998, by voice vote[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) |\n| Senior status | June 2, 2011[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) |\n| Born | 1944 in Russell, Kansas[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) |\n| Education | B.A., Wichita State University, 1965; M.L.S., Rutgers University School of Library and Information Science, 1971; J.D., Rutgers School of Law – Newark, 1981[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nBarzilay was born in 1944 in Russell, Kansas.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) She received a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) from [Wichita State University](https://www.edgepedia.org/wichita-state-university) in 1965, a Master of Library Science from [Rutgers University](https://www.edgepedia.org/rutgers-university)'s School of Library and Information Science in 1971, and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law – Newark in 1981.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826)\n\n## Legal career\n\nBarzilay taught high school in Wichita, Kansas, and in Lawrenceville and Hamilton Township, New Jersey, from 1965 to 1967 and from 1968 to 1969.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) She then worked as a librarian in Selden, New York, and in Woodbridge, Somerville, and East Brunswick, New Jersey, from 1971 to 1978.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826)\n\nAfter law school, she served as a law clerk to Judge Robert Tarleton of the Superior Court of New Jersey from 1981 to 1982.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) She was in private practice in Wayne, New Jersey, from 1982 to 1983, and then served as a trial attorney in the International Trade Field Office of the [United States Department of Justice](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-department-of-justice) in New York City from 1983 to 1986.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) She returned to private practice in New York City from 1986 to 1988.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826)\n\nFrom 1988 to 1998, Barzilay worked at Sony Electronics, Inc., in Park Ridge, New Jersey, serving as senior attorney from 1988 to 1989, vice president of import-export operations from 1989 to 1995, and vice president of government affairs from 1996 to 1998.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) She was a member of the Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service from 1995 to 1998.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident William J. Clinton nominated Barzilay to the United States Court of International Trade on January 27, 1998.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) The Senate confirmed her by voice vote on March 11, 1998, and she received her commission the same day.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826) She assumed senior status on June 2, 2011.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826)\n\n## Notable cases\n\nAccording to a compilation of published opinions from the CourtListener corpus, Barzilay authored 115 published opinions for the Court of International Trade between 1998 and 2015.[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/judith-barzilay) Her most-cited opinion in that corpus was in *Shakeproof Assembly Components Division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. United States*, which drew 32 inbound citations across the corpus.[2](https://judicialfinder.com/judges/judith-barzilay)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Judith Morgenstern Barzilay](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392826)\n2. 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