Richard Eaton

Richard Eaton is a judge of the US Court of International Trade in Manhattan. He is currently newsworthy due to his involvement in ordering the US government to refund billions of dollars in tariffs that were collected illegally under the Trump administration. The Supreme Court recently struck down these tariffs, leading to a complex process of reimbursing over 300,000 importers. Judge Eaton has been presiding over the legal proceedings related to these refunds, meeting with government lawyers to discuss the disbursement process and ultimately ordering Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to finalize the cost of unpaid tariffs and begin issuing refunds. His rulings represent a significant setback for the Trump administration's trade policies and have far-reaching financial implications for businesses involved in international trade.