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# Mark Allen Barnett

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

- American judge who has held the role of Chief Judge of the United States Court of International Trade since April 5, 2021, and as a judge of that court since May 28, 2013
- Judge, United States Court of International Trade, 2013-present
- From 1995 to 2013, Barnett was an attorney in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Import Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce, rising to Deputy Chief Counsel in 2005
- President Barack Obama nominated Barnett to the U.S. Court of International Trade in July 2012 for the seat vacated by Judge Judith Barzilay
- After law school, he held a position as an associate at Steptoe & Johnson (1988–1995)
- Chief Judge | Gina Justice
- Official site: Chief Judge Mark A. Barnett – U.S. Court of International Trade

### Education

- cum laude — University of Michigan Law School — J.D. (1988)
- magna cum laude — Dickinson College — B.A. (1985)

### Additional information

- United States (2026) and Aloha Pencil Co. v
- He became Chief Judge in 2021 after Timothy C. Stanceu assumed senior status
- received his commission on May 28, 2013
- Between 2008 and 2009, he was detailed to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means as Trade Counsel
- Trade counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means (on detail), 2008-2009
- senior counsel, 1999-2005
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1988-1995
- Born 1963 in Reading, Pennsylvania
- Date of birth: 1963-01-01
- Barnett has authored 86 published opinions for the court, many involving trade law, antidumping/countervailing duties, and agency review procedures
- Notable cases include Jacobi Carbons AB v
- United States and Siemens Energy, Inc. v
- Recent decisions include AM Stone & Cabinets, Inc. v
- As Chief Judge, Barnett presides over the court’s docket and oversees its operations
- The U.S. Court of International Trade is an Article III federal court with national jurisdiction over international trade disputes, located in New York City
- He represented the U.S. in major trade negotiations, including the U.S.–Morocco Free Trade Agreement, the WTO’s Doha Round, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
- Birth place: Reading, PA

## 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/181/mark-allen-barnett/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/181/mark-allen-barnett/)
- [United States Court of International Trade current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/181/mark-allen-barnett/)
- [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/181/mark-allen-barnett/)
- [Chief Judge Mark A. Barnett | Court of International Trade | United States](https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/content/chief-judge-mark-barnett)
- [Barnett, Mark Allen | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/barnett-mark-allen)
- [Wikidata: Mark Allen Barnett](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6766441)

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