Timothy Mark Reif (born April 12, 1959) is a

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of the

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Education

Reif earned his

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and

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from

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, where he was named a

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, and his

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from

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, where he was a

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Scholar."President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Fourteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Ninth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, June 7, 2018

Legal career

Upon graduating from law school, Reif worked as an associate at Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy for two years. From 1987 to 1989, he served as an attorney-advisor with the

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. Reif worked as an assistant and associate counsel in the Office of the

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from 1989 to 1993. He was trade counsel to the

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from 1993 to 1994 and later spent a decade as Chief International Trade Counsel to the committee. Between his stints on congressional staffs, Reif worked as Special International Trade Counsel at Dewey Ballantine, LLP. From 2009 to 2017, he served as General Counsel of the Office of the United States Trade Representative. From 2017 to 2017, Reif served as a senior advisor to the United States Trade Representative. Since 2014 he has been a Visiting Professor of Law at

. He has also taught at the

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and the

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Trade Court service

On June 7, 2018,

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announced his intent to nominate Reif to serve as a

of the

. On June 18, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Reif to the seat vacated by Judge Richard K. Eaton, who assumed senior status on August 22, 2014. On November 28, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the

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. On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the

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. On January 23, 2019,

announced his intent to renominate Reif for a federal judgeship. His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day. On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a

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. On August 1, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a

. He received his judicial commission on August 8, 2019.

References

External links

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Biography at Columbia Law School
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