| Court Type: | tribunal |
| Court Name: | United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court |
| Seal Size: | 150 |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Appeals To: | District of Columbia Circuit |
| Established: | 1996 |
| Authority: | Article III |
| Created By: | Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 |
| Composition: | Chief Justice appointment |
| Judges Assigned: | 5 |
| Term Length: | 5 years |
| Chief: | James Boasberg |
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]
The Court is modeled after the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and was created by, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, codified at .
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]
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 | |||
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 |