Jennifer Choe Groves at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
- Court
- United States Court of International Trade
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 8, 2016–present
Jennifer Choe Groves
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge · United States Court of International Trade
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- CEO of Titanium Law Group PLLC and Choe Groves Consulting LLC, focusing on international trade and IP law
- Assistant District Attorney, New York County, 1994–1997
- Senior Director for Intellectual Property and Innovation and Chair of the Special 301 Committee, U.S. Trade Representative’s Office, 2005–2010
- Private practice in New York City (1998–2002) and Washington, D.C. (2002–2005, 2010–2013)
- Chief Executive Officer, Titanium Law Group PLLC, DC, 2014-2016
- Chief Executive Officer, Choe Groves Consulting LLC, Burke, VA, 2013-2016
- Practitioner, DC, 2010-2013
- Senior Director of Intellectual Property and Innovation and Chair of the Special 301 Committee, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President, DC, 2005-2010
- Practitioner, DC, 2002-2005
- Practitioner, NY, 1998-2002
- Assistant District Attorney, New York County, New York, NY, 1994-1997
Judicial service
- Judge, United States Court of International Trade, 2016-present
- In the CIT, Judge Choe‑Groves issues standing orders on procedures such as remote proceedings, amending schedules, and artificial intelligence cases. In the District of New Jersey, she has implemented a model ANDA scheduling order with claim and prior art narrowing, influencing patent litigation strategy. She has also been assigned 55+ cases in Delaware since 2023.
- Jennifer Choe‑Groves is a U.S. judge on the United States Court of International Trade, appointed in 2016, with a background in public service, private practice, and intellectual property law.
- Judge Choe‑Groves serves as a judge of the United States Court of International Trade (CIT), based at One Federal Plaza, New York, NY. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on July 30, 2015, confirmed unanimously by the Senate on June 6, 2016, and commissioned June 8, 2016. She has also sat by designation in the District of New Jersey and District of Delaware, handling significant patent and pharmaceutical litigation, including multiple Hatch‑Waxman ANDA cases.
Education
- Princeton University · BA, 1991
- Rutgers University-Newark · JD, 1994
- Columbia University in the City of New York · LLM, 1998
- Columbia Law School
Personal record
Born 1969 · Chicago, IL
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/8531/jennifer-choe-groves/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