United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court
The United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court is a special court in the United States created in 1996 that has never conducted proceedings. It consists of five Article III judges, selected by the Chief Justice of the United States.[1] Its job is to determine whether aliens (non-citizens) should be deported from the United States on the grounds that they are terrorists.[2]
| United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court | |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Appeals to | District of Columbia Circuit |
| Established | 1996 |
| Authority | Article III court |
| Created by | Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 8 U.S.C. §§ 1531–1537 |
| Composition method | Chief Justice appointment |
| Judges | 5 |
| Judge term length | 5 years |
| Chief Judge | James Boasberg |
The Court is modeled after the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and was created by Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 104–132 (text) (PDF), the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, codified at 8 U.S.C. §§ 1531–1537.
The court has never received an application from the Attorney General for the removal of an alien terrorist, and has therefore conducted no proceedings.[3]
Current composition of the court
As of 2023:[4]
| Judge | Judicial district | Date appointed | Term expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Boasberg | District of Columbia | 2020 | 2025 |
| Louis Guirola Jr. | Southern District of Mississippi | 2021 | 2026 |
| Joan N. Ericksen | District of Minnesota | 2023 | 2028 |
| 2 seats vacant | – | – | – |
| – | – | – |
Former judges
As of 2023:[4]
| Judge | Judicial district | Date appointed | Term expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred M. Wolin | District of New Jersey | 1996 | 2004 |
| Earl Hamblin Carroll | District of Arizona | 1996 | 2006 |
| David Dudley Dowd Jr. | Northern District of Ohio | 1996 | 2014 |
| Michael Anthony Telesca | Western District of New York | 1996 | 2015 |
| William Clark O'Kelley | Northern District of Georgia | 1996 | 2017 |
| James Chris Cacheris | Eastern District of Virginia | 2005 | 2016 |
| Harold Baker | Central District of Illinois | 2008 | 2018 |
| Rosemary M. Collyer | District of Columbia | 2016 | 2020 |
| James Parker Jones | Western District of Virginia | 2016 | 2021 |
| Thomas B. Russell | Western District of Kentucky | 2016 | 2021 |
| Anne C. Conway | Middle District of Florida | 2017 | 2022 |
| Michael W. Mosman | District of Oregon | 2018 | 2023 |
| Liam O'Grady | Eastern District of Virginia | 2021 | 2023 |
Notes
- "Alien Terrorist Removal Court Members Selected". The Third Branch. September 1996. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- Linda Greenhouse (August 7, 2013). "Too Much Work?". Opinionator blog—A Gathering of Opinion From Around the Web. The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ""Alien Terrorist Removal Court, 1996-present"".
- "Alien Terrorist Removal Court: Judges". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
References
- John Dorsett Niles (2008). "Assessing the Constitutionality of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court" (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2013.