Claire Rita Kelly at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- United States Court of International Trade
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 28, 2013–present
Claire Rita Kelly
Judge · United States Court of International Trade
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- professor, 2008-2013
- associate professor, 2005-2008
- assistant professor, 2003-2005
- acting assistant professor, 2000-2002
- instructor, 1997-2000
- Faculty, Brooklyn Law School, 1997-2013
- Private practice, New York City, 1993-2000
Judicial service
- Judge, United States Court of International Trade, 2013-present
- Mark A. Barnett • Chief Judge | Gina Justice • Clerk of the Court Search form You are here Judge Claire R. Kelly Claire R. Kelly, Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, One Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0001, appointed by President Barack Obama on May 28, 2013.
Education
- Barnard College · B.A., 1987
- Brooklyn Law School · J.D., 1993
Personal record
Born 1965 · New York, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Motion Contents
State the relief sought in a motion and accompany the motion with a proposed order. Follow the pleading-form rules for captions and other form requirements.
state the relief sought; and (E) be accompanied by a proposed order.Rules of the United States Court of International Trade ↗
Motion Oral Argument Request
Request oral argument on a motion no later than 21 days after service of the last permitted response or reply, or after its filing period expires.
A motion for oral argument on a motion must be filed no later than 21 days after service of the last permitted response or reply to the motion.Rules of the United States Court of International Trade ↗
Motion Response Timing
Unless another rule or court order applies, serve a motion response within 21 days, or within 35 days for a dispositive motion; a dispositive-motion reply is due 21 days after the response.
a response to a motion must be served within 21 days after service of such motion, except that a response to a dispositive motion must be served within 35 days after service of such motion.Rules of the United States Court of International Trade ↗
Motion Consultation
For the motions listed in Rule 7(f), including a motion for hearing or oral argument, consult all other parties in good faith before filing and try to reach agreement.
the movant must consult with all other parties to the action to attempt to reach agreement, in good faith, on the issues involved in the motion.Rules of the United States Court of International Trade ↗
Trial Testimony
Trial testimony is taken in open court unless an identified rule or statute provides otherwise. Remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause, compelling circumstances, and appropriate safeguards.
At trial, the witnesses' testimony must be taken in open court unless a federal statute, the Federal Rules of Evidence, these rules, or other rules adopted by the Supreme Court provide otherwise.Rules of the United States Court of International Trade ↗
Sources
United States Court of International Trade current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1736/claire-rita-kelly/Rules of the United States Court of International Trade
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 30, 2026
https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/files/COMPLETE%20RULES%20AND%20FORMS.pdf