Mr. Chae’s CBLE Appeal Journey

Folks who took their April 2023 Customs Broker License Exam (“CBLE”) are receiving their results letters. Those who passed, congratulations! Those who did not, may either prepare for October 2023 or appeal April 2023 or both. Irrespective of the situation, the literature that recently came out from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is good read. It is a story of examinee who took the exam in April 2018 and received a score of 65%. Then, Mr. Chae appealed to CBP and raised score to 67.5%. Mr. Chae did his second appeal, and elevated the score to 71.25%. After exhausting his appellate review with an agency, Mr. Chae went to trial court, and had his score elevate to 72.5%. Mr. Chae did not stop and went to the appellate court and scored point there. Did Mr. Chae win the CBLE battle? Read the case.

Chae v. Yellen