Former CIT Clerk Joins CBP's Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel

Taylor Bates, former judicial law clerk at the Court of International Trade, joined CBP as an attorney in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel with the international trade litigation team, Bates announced on LinkedIn. At CBP, Bates will work on matters concerning the treatment of imports under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and alleged violations of import laws and regulations. Aside from clerking for the trade court, Bates also carried out a judicial internship at CIT under Judge Claire Kelly. She graduated in 2021 from the Brooklyn Law School.