Maurice Miller Baker 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
- December 20, 2019–present
Maurice Miller Baker
U.S. Court of International Trade Judge · United States Court of International Trade
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, LLP, DC, 2000-present
- Partner (1996-2000), Associate (1993-1995), Carr Goodson Warner, P.C., DC, 1993-2000
- Associate, Carr Goodson Warner, P.C., DC, 1991-1991
- Counsel to U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, DC, 1991-1993
- Associate, Myerson & Kuhn, DC, 1989-1989
- Associate, Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish & Kauffman, DC, 1989-1991
- Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice, DC, 1988-1989
- Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, DC, 1986-1988
Judicial service
- Law Clerk to Judge John Duhe, U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, 1984-1985
- Law Clerk to Judge Thomas G. Gee, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Houston, TX, 1985-1986
- Judge, United States Court of International Trade, 2019-present
- Maurice Miller Baker (born 1962 in Houma, Louisiana) is an American judge serving on the United States Court of International Trade since December 20, 2019, appointed by President Donald J. Trump.
- President Trump nominated Baker to the Court of International Trade on June 7, 2018, to replace Judge Donald C. Pogue. After Senate hearings and a renomination, Baker was confirmed and began service on December 20, 2019.
- From 1986 to 1989, Baker worked at the U.S. Department of Justice as an attorney-advisor in the Office of Legal Policy and later as a special assistant to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. He then practiced law in Washington, D.C., and later held the role of counsel to Senator Orrin Hatch on the Senate Judiciary Committee (1991–1993).
Education
- Louisiana State University-System Office · No degree (accepted into law school with three years of undergraduate work in accelerated program), 1981
- Tulane University of Louisiana · JD, 1984
- Louisiana State University
- Tulane University Law School and was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1984 at age 22 · J.D.
Personal record
Born 1962 · Houma, LA
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/15320/maurice-miller-baker/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