Judge Sandra Dee Lord Joins ITC Bench

Judge Sandra Dee Lord has joined the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) as an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), making her the third ALJ appointee to join the ITC bench in as many years. Judge Lord's first day on the bench was September 23, 2013, and she is already managing an active docket of Section 337 investigations. 

Judge Lord has a long history of public service.  Prior to joining the USITC, she served as an ALJ at the National Hearing Center for the Social Security Administration's Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, as Chief Special Master at the Court of Federal Claims, and as Chief Special Master of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.  She also has experience as a trial litigator, having worked at both the Department of Labor and the Department of Justice Civil Division/Commercial Litigation Branch.