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# Jennifer Choe Groves

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
- Jennifer Choe‐Groves is a U.S. judge on the United States Court of International Trade, appointed in 2016, with a background in public service, private practice, and intellectual property law
- Chief Executive Officer, Titanium Law Group PLLC, DC, 2014-2016
- Chief Executive Officer, Choe Groves Consulting LLC, Burke, VA, 2013-2016
- Assistant District Attorney, New York County, New York, NY, 1994-1997
- Judge Choe‐Groves serves as a judge of the United States Court of International Trade (CIT), based at One Federal Plaza, New York, NY

### Education

- Columbia University in the City of New York — LL.M. (1998)
- Columbia Law School — LL.M. (1998)
- Rutgers University-Newark — J.D. (1994)
- Rutgers School of Law–Newark — J.D. (1994)
- Princeton University — B.A. (1991)
- Piano and Composition, Juilliard School Pre‐College Division (1987)

### Additional information

- She has also been assigned 55+ cases in Delaware since 2023.
- Nominated by President Barack Obama on July 30, 2015, confirmed unanimously by the Senate on June 6, 2016, and commissioned June 8, 2016.
- Practitioner, DC, 2010-2013
- Private practice in New York City (1998–2002) and Washington, D.C. (2002–2005, 2010–2013)
- Senior Director of Intellectual Property and Innovation and Chair of the Special 301 Committee, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President, DC, 2005-2010
- Practitioner, DC, 2002-2005
- Practitioner, NY, 1998-2002
- Date of birth: 1969-01-01
- CEO of Titanium Law Group PLLC and Choe Groves Consulting LLC
- focusing on international trade and IP law
- In the CIT, Judge Choe‐Groves issues standing orders on procedures such as remote proceedings, amending schedules, and artificial intelligence cases.
- In the District of New Jersey, she has implemented a model ANDA scheduling order with claim and prior art narrowing, influencing patent litigation strategy.
- handling significant patent and pharmaceutical litigation, including multiple Hatch‐Waxman ANDA cases.
- She has also sat by designation in the District of New Jersey and District of Delaware
- Birth place: Chicago, IL

## 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/8531/jennifer-choe-groves/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8531/jennifer-choe-groves/)
- [United States Court of International Trade current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8531/jennifer-choe-groves/)
- [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/8531/jennifer-choe-groves/)
- [Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves | Court of International Trade | United States](https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/content/judge-jennifer-choe-groves)
- [Groves, Jennifer Choe | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/groves-jennifer-choe)
- [Wikidata: Jennifer Choe Groves](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20807690)

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