Jennifer Choe-Groves (née Jennifer Domee Choe; born 1969) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a

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of the

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Early life and education

Born in

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, Choe-Groves grew up in

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, the daughter of a father who was a retired chemist and a mother who was a business owner. During her teens, she was considered among the best young concert pianists in the New York area. A graduate of

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in the class of 1987, she was honored by the school as a distinguished alumnus in 2012. Choe-Groves received an

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degree in 1991 from

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. She received a

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in 1994 from

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. She received a

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in 1998 from

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. She received a degree in Piano and Composition in 1987 from The Juilliard School, Pre-College Division.

Professional career

Choe-Groves began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in

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's Office from 1994 to 1997. She was an associate at Fish & Neave LLP (now

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LLP) and served as counsel at

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LLP. From 2005 to 2010, she served as the Senior Director of Intellectual Property and Innovation in the

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(USTR) in the

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. During her time at USTR, she also served as chair of the Special 301 Committee, where she led the inter-agency committee’s decision-making on international trade policy and intellectual property protection. She was a partner at

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and at Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, LLC. She was the Chief Executive Officer of Titanium Law Group PLLC and Choe Groves Consulting LLC, where she provided legal and consulting services in the areas of international trade and intellectual property.

Trade Court service

On July 30, 2015, President

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nominated Choe-Groves to serve as a United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge

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, who took

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on September 15, 2014. She received a hearing on her nomination on January 27, 2016. On April 7, 2016, her nomination was reported out of committee by

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. On June 6, 2016, the U.S. Senate confirmed Choe-Groves in a

. She received her commission on June 8, 2016. She was sworn in on June 9, 2016.

References

Sources

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Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves Biography on U.S. Court of International Trade website
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Early life and education

Professional career

Trade Court service

See also

References

Sources