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# Delissa Anne Ridgway

United States Court of International Trade · U.S. Court of International Trade Judge

## Profile

- Court: United States Court of International Trade
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Court of International Trade Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, United States Court of International Trade, 1998-present
- Law clerk, Hon. June L. Green, U.S. District Court, DC, 1979-present
- Chair, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1998
- Adjunct professor, Washington College of Law, American University, 1992-1994
- Law Clerk: Hon. June L. Green, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1979)
- Senior Judge of the United States Court of International Trade

### Education

- Northeastern University School of Law — J.D. (1979)
- University of Missouri — B.A. (1975)

### Additional information

- Senior Status: Assumed January 31, 2019.
- Ridgway authored 87 published opinions for the Court between 2000 and 2019.
- United States (2018) — addressed double-counting of energy costs in antidumping calculations.
- United States (2017) — challenged U.S. Commerce’s antidumping findings on Chinese garlic.
- 2d 1191, 2004), cited 36 times.
- Joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton (D).
- Appointed: January 27, 1998, by President Bill Clinton to the U.S. Court of International Trade, succeeding Nicholas Tsoucalas.
- Commissioned: March 17, 1998.
- Confirmed: March 11, 1998, by the Senate (voice vote).
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1979-1994
- Born June 28, 1955, in Kirksville, Missouri.
- Date of birth: 1955-01-01
- Zhaoqing Tifo New Fibre Co. v.
- Shenzhen Xinboda Industrial Co., Ltd. v.
- Served on the bench for 21 years before taking senior status.
- Her most-cited case is Ta Chen Stainless Steel Pipe, Ltd. v.
- Birth place: Kirksville, MO

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### motion contents

Scope: courtwide

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.

Evidence excerpt: state the relief sought; and (E) be accompanied by a proposed order.

[Rules of the United States Court of International Trade](https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/files/COMPLETE%20RULES%20AND%20FORMS.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### motion oral argument request

Scope: courtwide

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.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/files/COMPLETE%20RULES%20AND%20FORMS.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### motion response timing

Scope: courtwide

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.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/files/COMPLETE%20RULES%20AND%20FORMS.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### motion consultation

Scope: courtwide

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.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/files/COMPLETE%20RULES%20AND%20FORMS.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### trial testimony

Scope: courtwide

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.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/files/COMPLETE%20RULES%20AND%20FORMS.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2719/delissa-anne-ridgway/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2719/delissa-anne-ridgway/)
- [United States Court of International Trade current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2719/delissa-anne-ridgway/)
- [Rules of the United States Court of International Trade](https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/files/COMPLETE%20RULES%20AND%20FORMS.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2719/delissa-anne-ridgway/)
- [Delissa Ridgway](https://ballotpedia.org/Delissa_Ridgway)
- [Wikidata: Delissa Anne Ridgway](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5254025)

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