United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court
United States Article III court
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The United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court is a special court in the United States created in 1996 to determine whether aliens (non-citizens) should be deported from the United States on the grounds that they are terrorists.[1] The court has never conducted proceedings. It consists of five Article III judges, selected by the Chief Justice of the United States.[2]
| United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court | |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Appeals to | District of Columbia Circuit |
| Established | Apr. 24, 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 | Joan N. Ericksen |
The Court is modeled after the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and was created by Pub. L. 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 2025:[4]
| Judge | Judicial district | Date appointed | Term expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan N. Ericksen | District of Minnesota | 2023 | 2028 |
| Louis Guirola Jr. | Southern District of Mississippi | 2021 | 2026 |
| Kenneth M. Karas | Southern District of New York | 2022 | 2027 |
| Timothy D. DeGiusti | Western District of Oklahoma | 2025 | 2030 |
| Sara Elizabeth Lioi | Northern District Court of Ohio | 2025 | 2030 |
Former judges
As of 2025:[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 |
| James Boasberg | District of Columbia | 2020 | 2025 |
