Jane A. Restani

Jane Ann Restani (born February 27, 1948 in San Francisco, California) is a Senior United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade. She was appointed to the Court on November 16, 1983 by President Ronald Reagan. She served as Chief Judge of the Court from 2003 to 2010.

Early life and education[]

Born in San Francisco, California, Restani graduated first in her class in 1966 from Mercy High School, in San Francisco. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969 in political science, cum laude, from the University of California, Berkeley, where she was a member of the Tower and Flame Honor Society. She received teaching credentials in 1970 from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1973, she received her Juris Doctor (fifth in her class) at the University of California, Davis School of Law.^[3] She was a law review staff writer in her second year, and articles editor in her third. She was a member of the Order of the Coif and Phi Kappa Phi.^[4]

Department of Justice career[]

She was admitted to practice law in California in 1973 and began her legal career in the Civil Division of the Justice Department, where she served as a trial attorney from 1973 to 1976. She served as assistant chief of the Commercial Litigation Branch of the Civil Division from 1976 to 1980. She served as Director of the Commercial Litigation Branch of the Civil Division from 1980 to 1983.^[4][3]

Trade Court service[]

On November 3, 1983, President Reagan nominated Restani to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge Herbert N. Maletz. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 15, 1983 and received her commission the following day.^[3] She assumed senior status on March 1, 2015.

Views on Wikipedia[]

In the case BP Products North America v. US, Court No. 06-00184, Restani wrote, "Based on the ability of any user to alter Wikipedia, the court is skeptical of it as a consistently reliable source of information. At this time, therefore, the court does not accept Wikipedia for the purposes of judicial notice."

Professional Honors and Activities[]

• Member, Bankruptcy-Consumer and Commercial Subcommittee of the Corporation, Banking and Business Law Committee of the American Bar Association
• Senior Executive Service Outstanding Performance Rating, September 1981
• Civil Division Performance Award, May 1980
• Meritorious Award, December 1979
• Outstanding Performance Rating, March 1979
• Department of Justice Special Achievement Award, October 1976
• Attorney General's Special Commendation, December 1975
• Guest Lecturer on Debtor-Creditor Law, Antioch School of Law
• Author, "Bankruptcy," Civil Division Practice Manual^[4]

References[]

Sources[]

• Jane A. Restani at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• "Chief Judge Jane A. Restani". Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Archived from the original on 2008-05-02. Career Record: 1973-76, trial attorney, Attorney General’s Honor Program, 1976-80, Assistant Chief, Commercial Litigation Section, 1980-83, Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, all with Civil Division, Department of Justice. Admitted to California Supreme Court Bar, 1973.
• Restani, Jane A. (Fall 2006). "A SPECIAL YEAR IN THE LIFE OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE". Georgetown Journal of International Law. Retrieved 2008-04-22. Chief Judge Emeritus Edward D. Re, Jr., the founding chief judge of the Court...^{[permanent dead link]}
• "Jane A Restani". Carroll's Federal Directory. Carroll Publishing. 2008 [2006]. K2415003088. Retrieved 2008-04-22. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan. Gale, 2008.

External links[]

• Senior Judge Jane A. Restani Biography on U.S. Court of International Trade website