United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court


The United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court is a special court in the United States created in 1996 to determine whether aliens should be deported from the United States on the grounds that they are terrorists. The court has never conducted proceedings. It consists of five Article III judges, selected by the Chief Justice of the United States.
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."

Current composition of the court

As of 2025:
JudgeJudicial districtDate appointedTerm expiry
Joan N. EricksenDistrict of Minnesota20232028
Louis Guirola Jr.Southern District of Mississippi20212026
Kenneth M. KarasSouthern District of New York20222027
Timothy D. DeGiustiWestern District of Oklahoma20252030
Sara Elizabeth LioiNorthern District Court of Ohio20252030

Former judges

As of 2025:
JudgeJudicial districtDate appointedTerm expiry
Alfred M. WolinDistrict of New Jersey19962004
Earl Hamblin CarrollDistrict of Arizona19962006
David Dudley Dowd Jr.Northern District of Ohio19962014
Michael Anthony TelescaWestern District of New York19962015
William Clark O'KelleyNorthern District of Georgia19962017
James Chris CacherisEastern District of Virginia20052016
Harold BakerCentral District of Illinois20082018
Rosemary M. CollyerDistrict of Columbia20162020
James Parker JonesWestern District of Virginia20162021
Thomas B. RussellWestern District of Kentucky20162021
Anne C. ConwayMiddle District of Florida20172022
Michael W. MosmanDistrict of Oregon20182023
Liam O'GradyEastern District of Virginia20212023
James BoasbergDistrict of Columbia20202025