The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III court, with full powers in law and equity. The Customs Court Act of 1980 replaced the old United States Custom Court with the United States Court of International Trade. The Court has nine judges, of whom no more than five can be of the same political party. The Court sits in New York City, although the Court is authorized to sit elsewhere. In the United States, federal courts or tribunals can be classified as either Article I tribunals or Article III tribunals. ... The Court of Chancery, London, early 19th century This article is about concept of equity in Anglo-American jurisprudence. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...

The Court possesses limited subject matter jurisdiction, meaning that it can only hear cases involving particular international trade and customs law questions. For example, the Court hears disputes such as those involving protests before the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, decisions regarding Trade Adjustment Assistance by the United States Department of Labor or United States Department of Agriculture, customs broker licensing, and disputes relating to agency determinations regarding antidumping and countervailing duties. The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA, is a Cabinet department of the United States Federal Government. ...

There is one notable exception to the Court's jurisdiction. In cases involving antidumping and countervailing duties imposed on Canadian or Mexican merchandise, an interested party can request that the case be heard before a special ad hoc panel organized under Chapter 19 of the NAFTA. Nafta or NAFTA may refer to: an acronym for the North American Free Trade Agreement an acronym for the New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement the town/Tokyo of Nafta, Tunisia This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Normally, most cases are heard by a single judge. However, when a case challenges the constitutionality of a U.S. law or has important implications regarding the administration or interpretation of the customs laws, then the case may be heard by a three judge panel.

Although the Court maintains its own rules of procedure, they are patterned for the most part on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The court has held that decisions interpreting the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are "instructive" in interpreting its own rules. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) govern civil procedure in the United States district courts, or more simply, court procedures for civil suits. ...

Appeals from the Court of International Trade are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Further appeals from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit are heard by the United States Supreme Court. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or simply the Federal Circuit, was founded in 1982 to combine similar federal cases to a specialized appellate court. ...

External links

• United States Court of International Trade, official site