--- title: "Gary S. Katzmann | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-s-katzmann-8532" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Gary S. Katzmann 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, 2016-present - In summary, Judge Gary S. Katzmann is a distinguished jurist with a career spanning high-level federal prosecution, appellate judicial service, and academic engagement, now serving on the U.S. Court of International Trade since 2016 - Gary S. Katzmann is an American judge serving on the U.S. Court of International Trade since September 15, 2016, appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate by voice vote - From 2004 to 2016, Katzmann held the role of Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, adjudicating civil and criminal cases - Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1983-2004 - Research Fellow and Project Director at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1997-2001 - Research Associate, Center for Criminal Justice at Harvard Law School, 1981-1983 - Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1980-1981 - Law Clerk, District Court, S.D. New York, 1979-1980 - Katzmann clerked for Judge Leonard B. Sand (S.D.N.Y.) and Judge Stephen G. Breyer (1st Cir., now Supreme Court Justice) - Research associate at Harvard Law School’s Center for Criminal Justice and a special investigator for the Administrative Board - He also served on detail at the Department of Justice as Associate Deputy Attorney General and at the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, a federal court established under Article III of the U.S. Constitution to handle disputes involving international trade, customs, and intellectual property - Katzmann has received the Department of Justice’s Director’s Awards for excellence in appellate advocacy and for a successful terrorism prosecution ### Education - Yale University — J.D. (1979) - Public Policy & Management — Yale University — 1979 - Yale Law School — J.D. (1979) - University of Oxford — M.A. (1976) - M.Litt. – University of Oxford, 1976 - summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa – Columbia College — B.A. (1973) - Columbia University - Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal — J.D. ### Additional information - Fellow, Governance Institute, DC, 2002-2003 - Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2002-2003 - Research Fellow and Project Director, Governance Institute, DC, 1997-2001 - Lecturer on Law, Harvard University, 1997-1997 - Lecturer on Law, Harvard University, 1990-1994 - Special Investigator, Administrative Board, 1982-1983 - M.P.P.M. – Yale School of Organization and Management, 1979 - Date of birth: 1953-01-01 - Before that, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Massachusetts, holding roles such as Chief Appellate Attorney, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, and Chief Legal Counsel to the U.S. Attorney. - He has also sat by designation on the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, and Ninth Circuits. - He authored Inside the Criminal Process and edited/contributed to Securing Our Children’s Future: New Approaches to Juvenile Justice and Youth Violence. - He has lectured at Yale, Harvard, and NYU Law Schools, and held the role of a research fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. - He is a member of the Judicial Conference Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction. - Birth place: New York, NY ## 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/8532/gary-s-katzmann/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8532/gary-s-katzmann/) - [United States Court of International Trade current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8532/gary-s-katzmann/) - [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/8532/gary-s-katzmann/) - [Judge Gary S. Katzmann | Court of International Trade](https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/content/judge-gary-s-katzmann) - [Associate Justice Gary S. Katzmann](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/associate-justice-gary-s-katzmann) - [Wikidata: Gary Stephen Katzmann](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20858029) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-s-katzmann-8532", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-s-katzmann-8532", "name": "Gary S. Katzmann | KnowJudges", "description": "Gary S. Katzmann, United States Court of International Trade. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-s-katzmann-8532#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-s-katzmann-8532#judge", "name": "Gary S. 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