Jane A. Restani

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.

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.

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.cite web
url=http://www.archives.gov/news/john-roberts/accession-60-88-0498/002-court-of-claims/folder002.pdf
title=Appointments to U.S. Claims Court
work=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
accessdate=2008-04-22
first=Richard K. (Deputy Asst Atty Gen, Civil Division)
last=Willard
format=PDF
pages=pp 19-21
date=1982-07-13
publisher=National Archives and Records Administration
quote=in Folder: Court of Claims / Series: Correspondence Files of Ken Starr, 1981-83 / Acc. #60-880498 Box 2 / RG 60 Department of Justice]
*(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).

Professional Honors and Activities

*Member, Bankruptcy-Consumer and Commercial Subcommittee of the Corporation, Banking and Business Law Committee of the AmericanBar 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/>

References

*cite web
url=http://www.cit.uscourts.gov/Judges/restani_bio.htm
title=Chief Judge Jane A. Restani
publisher=Administrative Office of the United States Courts
quote=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.
*cite news
url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4140/is_200610/ai_n19198727
title=A SPECIAL YEAR IN THE LIFE OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
work=Georgetown Journal of International Law
accessdate=2008-04-22
first=Jane A.
last=Restani
date=Fall 2006
quote=Chief Judge Emeritus Edward D. Re, Jr., the founding chief judge of the Court...
*cite book
year=2008
title=Carroll's Federal Directory
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accessdate=2008-04-22
year=2008
publisher=Carroll Publishing
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chapter=Jane A Restani
quote= Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan. Gale, 2008.