Leo M. Gordon
Leo Maury Gordon (born January 18, 1952) is a senior United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.
Leo Maury Gordon | |
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| 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 by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Aquilino |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leo Maury Gordon January 18, 1952[1] Newark, New Jersey |
| Spouse | Marci Spero[1] |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (AB) Emory University School of Law (JD) |
Education and career
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
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.