Jane A. Restani

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Jane A. Restani (born February 27, 1948 in San Francisco, California) is currently the Chief Judge of the United States Court of International Trade. She was appointed to the Court on 1983-11-16 by President Ronald Reagan.

1 DOJ Career
2 Education
3 Professional Honors and Activities
4 References

[edit] DOJ Career

She was admitted to practice law in California in 1973-12-28 and began her legal career in the Civil Division of the Justice Department, where she practiced in various sections until her 1983 appointment to the Court.^[1]

[edit] Education

(1973) J.D. (fifth in her class) at the University of California, Davis School of Law. She was a law review staff writer in her second year, and articles editor in her third. She was a member of the Order of the Coif and Phi Kappa Phi.^[1]
(1970) Teaching credential University of California, Berkeley.
(1969) B.A. in political science with distinction from the University of California, Berkeley. Member, Tower and Flame Honor Society.
(1966) Graduated first in her class from Mercy High School (San Francisco).

[edit] Professional Honors and Activities

Member, Bankruptcy-Consumer and Commercial Subcommittee of the Corporation, Banking and Business Law Committee of the [[American

Bar Association]]

Senior Executive Service Outstanding Performance Rating, September 1981
Civil Division Performance Award, May 1980
Meritorious Award, December 1979
Outstanding Performance Rating, March 1979
Department of Justice Special Achievement Award, October 1976
Attorney General's Special Commendation, December 1975
Guest Lecturer on Debtor-Creditor Law, Antioch School of Law
Author, "Bankruptcy," Civil Division Practice Manualdref name=Willard/>

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Willard, Richard K. (Deputy Asst Atty Gen, Civil Division) (1982-07-13). Appointments to U.S. Claims Court (PDF). Records Pertaining to John G. Roberts, Jr., Correspondence Files of Kenneth W. Starr, Counselor to the Attorney General, 1981-83, Accession No. 60-88-0498 pp 19-21. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.in Folder: Court of Claims / Series: Correspondence Files of Ken Starr, 1981-83 / Acc. #60-880498 Box 2 / RG 60 Department of Justice

Chief Judge Jane A. Restani. Administrative Office of the United States Courts. “Career Record: 1973-76, trial attorney, Attorney General’s Honor Program, 1976-80, Assistant Chief, Commercial Litigation Section, 1980-83, Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, all with Civil Division, Department of Justice. Admitted to California Supreme Court Bar, 1973.”
Restani, Jane A.. "A SPECIAL YEAR IN THE LIFE OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE", Georgetown Journal of International Law, Fall 2006. Retrieved on 2008-04-22. "Chief Judge Emeritus Edward D. Re, Jr., the founding chief judge of the Court..."
[2006] (2008) "Jane A Restani", Carroll's Federal Directory. Carroll Publishing. K2415003088. Retrieved on 2008-04-22. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan. Gale, 2008.