Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr.

Thomas Aquilino
Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
In office April 4, 1985 – December 10, 2004
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Frederick Landis
Succeeded by	Leo Gordon
Personal details
Born	(1939-12-07) December 7, 1939 Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Drew University Rutgers University, Newark

Thomas Joseph Aquilino, Jr. (born 1939) is a Senior Judge for the United States Court of International Trade.

Biography

Aquilino was born in 1939 in Mount Kisco, New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962 from Drew University. He received a Juris Doctorate in 1969 from Rutgers University School of Law. He served in the United States Army from 1962 to 1965. He served as a law clerk to Judge John M. Cannella of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1969 to 1971. He worked in private practice in New York City from 1971 to 1985. He was an adjunct professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law from 1984 to 1995.

Federal Judicial Service

On February 25, 1985, President Reagan nominated Aquilino to be a Judge for the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Frederick Landis, Jr.. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1985 and received his commission the following day. He took senior status on December 10, 2004 and was succeeded by Leo M. Gordon.

References

• Thomas J. Aquilino, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Frederick Landis	Judge of the United States Court of International Trade 1985–2004	Succeeded by Leo Gordon