--- title: "Grant Colton Jaquith | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/grant-colton-jaquith-15392" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Grant Colton Jaquith United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit 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 Appeals for Veterans Claims, Washington, DC, 2020-present - Federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, appointed in 2020 after a 31‐year career in the Department of Justice and the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. - U.S. Attorney, Northern District of New York, NY, 2018-2020 - Before becoming a judge, Jaquith was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York from July 1, 2017, to September 2, 2020. - Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of New York, NY, 1989-2020 - Acting U.S. Attorney, Northern District of New York, NY, 2017-2018 - First Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of New York, NY, 2010-2017 - Served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps from 1982 to 2011, rising to the rank of Colonel - In summary, Judge Jaquith’s career spans military law, high‐level federal prosecution, and now appellate judicial service, with a strong focus on veterans’ rights and the rule of law - Jaquith serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, a court that reviews appeals from the Board of Veterans’ Appeals ### Education - University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law — J.D. (1982) - in Business Administration and Accounting (cum laude), Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC — B.S. (1979) ### Additional information - received his judicial commission on September 1, 2020. - He was recognized in 2016 with the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys Director’s Award for Executive Achievement. - Chief of the Criminal Division, Northern District of New York, NY, 2006-2010 - Chief of the Albany Office and Narcotics Chief, Northern District of New York, 1998-2006 - Practitioner, Bond Schoeneck & King, Syracuse, NY, 1988-1989 - In that role, he led a team of 50 attorneys prosecuting federal criminal cases and representing the U.S. in civil litigation. - His term is renewable for 15 years. - Handling administrative law, labor law, civil claims, and criminal prosecutions - He earned the Legion of Merit for his service. - Jaquith is married to Rosemarie Perez Jaquith, also a lawyer, and has six children and nine grandchildren. ## 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 ### oral argument permission Scope: courtwide Oral argument is allowed only when ordered by the court and will occur at the place and time the court orders. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument will be allowed only when ordered by the Court and will be held where and when the Court orders. [Rule 34: Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/rule34.php) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oral argument request Scope: courtwide For an appeal on the merits, move for oral argument no later than 14 days after the reply brief is due or filed, and explain why argument will aid the court. Do not embed the request in a brief. Evidence excerpt: A motion for oral argument shall specify why such argument will aid the Court. A motion for oral argument may not be included in any brief. [Rule 34: Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/rule34.php) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### amicus argument Scope: courtwide An amicus curiae may participate in oral argument only by invitation of the court. Evidence excerpt: An amicus curiae will be permitted to participate in oral argument only at the invitation of the Court. [Rule 34: Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/rule34.php) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### argument schedule changes Scope: courtwide Request postponement or additional argument time by motion reasonably before the argument date and show good cause. Evidence excerpt: A request for postponement of the argument or for the allowance of additional time shall be made by motion filed reasonably in advance of the date fixed for argument and shall contain a showing of good cause. [Rule 34: Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/rule34.php) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### argument order Scope: courtwide The appellant generally opens and concludes merits argument; on a motion, the movant generally opens and concludes. Evidence excerpt: The appellant will generally open and conclude the argument. In argument on motions, the movant generally will open and conclude the argument. [Rule 34: Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/rule34.php) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### physical exhibits Scope: courtwide Coordinate non-document physical exhibits with the clerk so they are in the courtroom before court convenes, and remove them after argument unless directed otherwise. Evidence excerpt: A party who wishes to use physical exhibits other than documents shall arrange with the Clerk to have them placed in the courtroom on the date of the argument before the Court convenes. [Rule 34: Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/rule34.php) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15392/grant-colton-jaquith/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15392/grant-colton-jaquith/) - [United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15392/grant-colton-jaquith/) - [Rule 34: Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.cavc.gov/rule34.php) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15392/grant-colton-jaquith/) - [Grant Jaquith](https://ballotpedia.org/Grant_Jaquith) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/grant-colton-jaquith-15392", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/grant-colton-jaquith-15392", "name": "Grant Colton Jaquith | KnowJudges", "description": "Grant Colton Jaquith, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. 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