Congressional Directory for the 117th Congress (2021-2022), October 2022.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
UNITED STATES TAX COURT
400 Second Street, NW., Washington, DC 20217
phone (202) 521-0700
KATHLEEN KERRIGAN, chief judge; born in Massachusetts; B.S., Boston
College, 1985; J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 1990. Admitted
to Massachusetts Bar, 1991, and District of Columbia Bar, 1992.
Legislative Director for Congressman Richard E. Neal, Member of the Ways
and Means Committee, 1990-98. Associate and partner at Baker & Hostetler
LLP, Washington, DC, 1998-2005. Tax Counsel for Senator John F. Kerry,
Member of Senate Finance Committee, 2005-12. Appointed by President
Obama as Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on May 4, 2012,
for a term ending on May 3, 2027.
MAURICE B. FOLEY, judge; born in Illinois. Received a B.A. from
Swarthmore College; J.D. from University of California, Berkeley School
of Law; and a Masters of Law in Taxation from Georgetown University Law
Center. Prior to the appointment to the Court, was an attorney for the
Legislation and Regulations Division of the Internal Revenue Service,
Tax Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, and Deputy Tax
Legislative Counsel in the U.S. Treasury's Office of Tax Policy.
Appointed by President Clinton as Judge, United States Tax Court, and
sworn in on April 10, 1995, for a term ending April 9, 2010. Reappointed
by President Obama and sworn in on November 25, 2011, for a term ending
November 24, 2026. Elected as Chief Judge for a two-year term effective
June 1, 2018 and re-elected February 21, 2020 for a second two-year term
effective June 1, 2020.
JOSEPH H. GALE, judge; born in Virginia; A.B., Philosophy,
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1976; J.D., Dillard Fellow,
University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA, 1980;
practiced law as an Associate Attorney, Dewey Ballantine, Washington,
DC, and New York, 1980-83; Dickstein, Shapiro and Morin, Washington, DC,
1983-85; served as Tax Legislative Counsel for Senator Daniel Patrick
Moynihan, (D-NY), 1985-88; Administrative Assistant and Tax Legislative
Counsel, 1989; Chief Counsel, 1990-93; Chief Tax Counsel, Committee on
Finance, U.S. Senate, 1993-95; minority Chief Tax Counsel, Senate
Finance Committee, January 1995 to July 1995; minority Staff Director
and Chief Counsel, Senate Finance Committee, July 1995 to January 1996;
admitted to District of Columbia Bar; member of American Bar
Association, Section of Taxation. Appointed by President Clinton as
Judge of the United States Tax Court, February 6, 1996, sworn in for a
term ending February 5, 2011. Reappointed by President Obama, sworn in
on October 18, 2011, for a term ending October 17, 2026.
DAVID GUSTAFSON, judge; born in South Carolina. B.A., summa cum
laude, Bob Jones University, 1978. J.D. with distinction, Duke
University School of Law, 1981. Order of the Coif, 1981. Executive
Editor of the Duke Law Journal, 1980-81. Admitted to the District of
Columbia Bar, 1981. Associate at the law firm of Sutherland, Asbill and
Brennan, in Washington, DC, 1981-83. Trial Attorney (1983-89), Assistant
Chief (1989-2005), and Chief (2005-08) in the Court of Federal Claims
Section of the Tax Division in the U.S. Department of Justice; and
Coordinator of Tax Shelter Litigation for the entire Tax Division, 2002-
06. Tax Division Outstanding Attorney Awards, 1985, 1989, 1997, 2001-05.
Federal Bar Association's Younger Attorney Award, 1991. President of the
Court of Federal Claims Bar Association (2001). Appointed by President
Bush as Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on July 29, 2008,
for a term ending July 29, 2023.
ELIZABETH CREWSON PARIS, judge; born in Oklahoma; B.S., University
of Tulsa, 1980; J.D., University of Tulsa College of Law, 1987; LL.M.,
Taxation, University of Denver College of Law, 1993. Admitted to the
Supreme Court of Oklahoma and U.S. District Court for the District of
Oklahoma, 1988; U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1993; Supreme Court of Colorado, 1994.
Former partner, Brumley Bishop and Paris, 1992; Senior Associate,
McKenna and Cueno, 1994;
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Tax Partner, Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris and Rieselbach, 1998.
Tax Counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, 2000-08. Member of the
American Bar Association, Section of Taxation and Real Property and
Probate Sections, formerly served as Vice Chair to both Agriculture and
Entity Selection Committees. Member of Colorado and Oklahoma Bar
Associations. Recognized as Distinguished Alumnus by the University of
Tulsa School of Law. Author of numerous tax, estate planning, real
property, agriculture articles and chapters. Former Adjunct Professor,
Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. Taxation Program, and University
of Tulsa College of Law. Appointed by President Bush as Judge of the
United States Tax Court; sworn in on July 30, 2008, for a term ending
July 29, 2023.
RICHARD T. MORRISON, judge; born in Kansas; received Bachelor of
Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Kansas, and
Juris Doctor and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Chicago.
Prior to appointment to the Court, served as a Clerk to Judge Jerry E.
Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; practiced law
with Baker & McKenzie and with Mayer Brown & Platt; and was the Deputy
Assistant Attorney General for Appellate and Review for the U.S.
Department of Justice's Tax Division. Appointed by President Bush as
Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on August 29, 2008, for a
term ending August 28, 2023.
RONALD L. BUCH, judge; born in Michigan. B.B.A., Northwood
Institute, 1987. J.D. with Taxation Concentration, Detroit College of
Law, 1993. LL.M. in Taxation, Capital University Law School, 1994.
Research Editor of the Detroit College of Law Review, 1992-93. Ohio Tax
Review Fellow, 1993-94. Admitted to the bars of Michigan, inactive
(1993), Ohio, inactive (1994), Florida (1994), and the District of
Columbia (1995). Consultant at KPMG Washington National Tax (1995-97).
Attorney-Advisor (1997-2000) and Senior Legal Counsel (2000-01) at the
IRS Office of Chief Counsel. Associate (2001-05) and Partner (2005-09)
at McKee Nelson LLP. Partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP (2009-13). James
E. Markham Attorney of the Year Award, 1999. Chair of the DC Bar Tax
Audits and Litigation Committee, 2006-08. Chair of the ABA Tax Section's
Administrative Practice Committee, 2008-09. Appointed by President Obama
as Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on January 14, 2013,
for a term ending January 13, 2028.
JOSEPH W. NEGA, judge; born in Illinois; B.S.C., Accounting, DePaul
University, 1981; J.D., DePaul University School of Law, 1984; M.L.T.,
Georgetown University School of Law, 1986. Admitted to the Illinois Bar,
1984. On staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation of the United States
Congress: Legislation Attorney, 1985-89; Legislation Counsel, 1989-2009;
and Senior Legislation Counsel, 2009-13. Appointed by President Obama as
Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on September 4, 2013, for
a term ending September 3, 2028.
CARY DOUGLAS PUGH, judge; born in Virginia; B.A. in Political
Science and Russian, magna cum laude, Duke University, 1987; M.A. in
Russian and East European Studies, Stanford University, 1988; J.D.,
University of Virginia School of Law, 1994; Order of the Coif, Virginia
Law Review Executive Editor. Admitted to Virginia State Bar, 1994,
District of Columbia Bar, 1995, United States Supreme Court Bar, 1997.
Served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Jackson L. Kiser; Chief Judge, U.S.
District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1994-95. Practiced law as
an Associate, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Washington, DC, 1995-99. Served as
Minority Tax Counsel and Majority Tax Counsel, Committee on Finance,
U.S. Senate, 1999-2002. Served as Special Counsel to the Chief Counsel,
2002-05. Recipient of the Chief Counsel's Award, 2003. Practiced law as
Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 2005-14. Member of
American Bar Association, Section of Taxation; named John S. Nolan Tax
Law Fellow, 2001-02; served as Chair, Tax Shelter Committee and
Government Relations Committee and as Council Director. Fellow, American
College of Tax Counsel. Former Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
Law Center, LL.M. Taxation Program. Appointed by President Obama as
Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on December 16, 2014, for
a term ending December 15, 2029.
TAMARA W. ASHFORD, judge; born in Massachusetts; B.A., public
policy, Duke University, 1991; J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School,
1994; LL.M., Master of Laws in Taxation, with an honors certificate of
specialization in international tax, University of Miami School of Law,
1997. Admittance: the Bars of North Carolina and the District of
Columbia; United States Tax Court; United States Courts of Appeals for
the District of Columbia, First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth,
and Tenth Circuits; United States Supreme Court. Served as Law Clerk to
the Honorable John C. Martin, North Carolina Court of Appeals (1994-96).
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Practiced law as a Trial Attorney in the Appellate Section, Tax
Division, United States Department of Justice (1997-2001). Practiced law
as a Senior Associate, Miller & Chevalier, Chartered (2001-04). Served
as Assistant to the Commissioner (2004-07) and U.S. Director for the
Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre / Senior Advisor to
the Commissioner, Large and Mid-Size Business Division (2007-08) in the
Internal Revenue Service. Recipient of the Sheldon S. Cohen National
Outstanding Support to the Office of Chief Counsel Award (2006).
Practiced law as Counsel, Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP (2008-11). Recognized for
Tax Controversy by the 2010 edition of The Legal 500. Served as Deputy
Assistant Attorney General for Appellate and Review (2011-14), Principal
Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney
General for Policy and Planning (2013-14), and Acting Assistant Attorney
General (June 2014-December 2014) in the Tax Division, United States
Department of Justice. Named a 2012 Person of the Year by Tax Analysts.
Appointed by President Obama as Judge of the United States Tax Court;
sworn in on December 19, 2014, for a term ending December 18, 2029.
ELIZABETH A. COPELAND, judge; born in Colorado; Bachelor of
Business Administration, cum laude, University of Texas at Austin; J.D.,
University of Texas School of Law. Certified Public Accountant, Texas,
1988; admitted to the State Bar of Texas (1992). Ernst & Whinney (1986-
89); Law Clerk to Justice Cook of the Texas Supreme Court; Attorney-
Adviser to Judge Mary Ann Cohen of the U.S. Tax Court (1992-93); Adjunct
Professor at Our Lady of the Lake University (1997-99); Partner with
Clark Hill PLC. Recipient of the American Bar Association Section of
Taxation's Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award (2009); Tax Person of the Year
by Tax Analysts (2012); San Antonio Tax Lawyer of the Year (2011, 2017,
2018). Chair, State Bar of Texas Tax Section for the 2013-14 term.
Appointed by President Trump as Judge of the United States Tax Court;
sworn in on October 12, 2018, for a term ending October 11, 2033.
PATRICK J. URDA, judge; born in Indiana. Received a Bachelor of
Arts degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame and a
Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. Prior to appointment to the Court,
practiced law with McDermott Will & Emery and with Maciorowski, Sackmann
& Ulrich; served as a Law Clerk to Judge Daniel A. Manion of the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; and held several positions
with the U.S. Department of Justice's Tax Division, including details as
Counsel to the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Appellate and
Review and to the Criminal Division's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial
Development Assistance and Training. Former Adjunct Professor of Law at
American University Washington College of Law. Appointed by President
Trump as Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on September 27,
2018, for a term ending September 26, 2033.
COURTNEY D. JONES, judge; B.S., magna cum laude and recipient of
the President's Award for Exceptional Achievement, Hampton University,
2000; J.D., Harvard Law School, 2004. Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard
BlackLetter Law Journal. Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar.
Senior Attorney, Tax-Exempt and Government Entities Division, Office of
Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, 2011-19; associate,
Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, Washington, DC, 2008-11; associate, Bird,
Loechl, Brittain & McCants, Atlanta, GA, 2004-08. Served on the Board of
Trustees of Hampton University, 2015-18. Appointed by President Trump as
Judge, United States Tax Court, on August 9, 2019, for a term ending in
2034.
EMIN TORO, judge; born in Albania. Received a Bachelor of Arts
degree, summa cum laude, Palm Beach Atlantic College, and a Juris Doctor
with highest honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law
(Order of the Coif). Prior to appointment to the Court, served as a Law
Clerk to Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit and as a Law Clerk to Associate Justice
Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States; was a Partner
at Covington & Burling LLP. Appointed by President Trump as Judge of the
United States Tax Court; sworn in on October 18, 2019, for a term ending
October 17, 2034.
TRAVIS A. GREAVES, judge; born in Texas. Received a Bachelor of
Arts degree from the University of Tennessee; a Juris Doctor, cum laude,
from South Texas College of Law; and a Masters of Law in Taxation, with
distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center. Immediately before
appointment, served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Appellate
and Review in the U.S. Department of Justice's Tax Division. Before
joining the Department of Justice, was an attorney with Greaves Wu LLP;
Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered; and Reed
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Smith, LLP. Previously served as Tax & Economic Policy Advisor for the
Office of Governor Bobby Jindal of the State of Louisiana. Appointed by
President Trump as Judge of the United States Tax Court and sworn in on
March 9, 2020, for a term ending March 8, 2035.
ALINA I. MARSHALL, judge; born in Romania. Received a Bachelor of
Arts degree, cum laude, from Yale University, and a Juris Doctor, cum
laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (Order of the
Coif). Prior to appointment, served as Counsel to the Chief Judge at the
United States Tax Court and practiced law with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &
McCloy LLP; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP; and West & Feinberg,
P.C. Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center.
Appointed by President Trump as Judge of the United States Tax Court;
sworn in on August 24, 2020, for a term ending August 23, 2035.
CHRISTIAN N. WEILER, judge; born in Louisiana. Received a Bachelor
of Science degree in accounting from Louisiana State University, a Juris
Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, and a Master
of Laws in Taxation from the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist
University. Prior to appointment to the Court, practiced law as a
partner at Weiler & Rees in New Orleans, LA, and was a board-certified
tax law specialist, as recognized by the Louisiana Board of Legal
Specialization. Appointed by President Trump as Judge of the United
States Tax Court; sworn in on September 9, 2020, for a term ending
September 8, 2035.
SENIOR JUDGES
MARY ANN COHEN, senior judge. Born in New Mexico. Attended public
schools in Los Angeles, CA; B.S., University of California, at Los
Angeles, 1964; J.D., University of Southern California School of Law,
1967. Practiced law in Los Angeles, member in law firm of Abbott &
Cohen. American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, and Continuing
Legal Education activities. Received Dana Latham Memorial Award from Los
Angeles County Bar Association Taxation Section, May 30, 1997; Jules
Ritholz Memorial Merit Award from ABA Tax Section Committee on Civil and
Criminal Tax Penalties, 1999; and Joanne M. Garvey Award from California
Bar Taxation Section on November 7, 2008. Appointed by President Reagan
as Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on September 24, 1982,
for a term ending September 23, 1997. Reappointed by President Clinton
on November 7, 1997, for a term ending November 6, 2012. Served as Chief
Judge from June 1, 1996 to September 23, 1997, and from November 7, 1997
to May 31, 2000. Assumed senior status on October 1, 2012, and continues
to perform judicial duties as Senior Judge on recall.
THOMAS B. WELLS, senior judge. Born in Ohio. B.S., Miami
University, Oxford, OH, 1967; J.D., Emory University Law School,
Atlanta, GA, 1973; LL.M., Taxation, New York University Law School, New
York, 1978. Supply Corps Officer, U.S. Naval Reserve, active duty 1967-
70, Morocco and Vietnam, received Joint Service Commendation Medal.
Admitted to practice law in Georgia; member of law firm of Graham and
Wells, P.C.; County Attorney for Toombs County, GA; City Attorney,
Vidalia, GA, until 1977; member of law firm of Hurt, Richardson, Garner,
Todd and Cadenhead, Atlanta, until 1981; law firm of Shearer and Wells,
P.C., until 1986; member of American Bar Association, Section of
Taxation; State Bar of Georgia, member of Board of Governors; Board of
Editors, Georgia State Bar Journal; member, Atlanta Bar Association;
Editor of the Atlanta Lawyer; active in various tax organizations, such
as Atlanta Tax Forum, presently, Honorary Member; Director, Atlanta
Estate Planning Council; Director, North Atlanta Tax Council; American
College of Tax Counsel, Honorary Fellow; Emory Law Alumni Association's
Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2001; Life Member, National Eagle Scout
Association, Eagle Scout, 1960. Member, Metropolitan Club; Chevy Chase
Club, Vidalia Kiwanis Club, President, recipient of the Distinguished
President Award. Appointed by President Reagan as Judge of the United
States Tax Court; sworn in on October 13, 1986, for a term ending
October 12, 2001. Reappointed by President Bush; sworn in on October 10,
2001, for a term ending October 9, 2016. Served as Chief Judge from
September 24, 1997 to November 6, 1997, and from June 1, 2000, to May
31, 2004. Assumed senior status on January 1, 2011, and continues to
perform judicial duties as Senior Judge on recall.
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JOHN O. COLVIN, senior judge. Born in Ohio. A.B., University of
Missouri, 1968; J.D., 1971; LL.M., Taxation, Georgetown University Law
Center, 1978. During college and law school, employed by Niedner,
Niedner, Nack and Bodeux, St. Charles, MO; Missouri Attorney General
John C. Danforth and Missouri State Representative Richard C. Marshall,
Jefferson City, MO; and U.S. Senator Mark O. Hatfield and Congressman
Thomas B. Curtis, Washington, DC. Admitted to practice law in Missouri,
1971, and District of Columbia, 1974. Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S.
Coast Guard, Washington, DC, 1971-75. Served as Tax Counsel, Senator Bob
Packwood, 1975-84; Chief Counsel, 1985-87, and Chief Minority Counsel,
1987-88, U.S. Senate Finance Committee; Officer, Tax Section, Federal
Bar Association, since 1978; Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown
University Law Center, since 1987. Numerous civic and community
activities. Appointed by President Reagan as Judge of the United States
Tax Court; sworn in on September 1, 1988, by President Bush for a term
ending August 31, 2003; sworn in on August 12, 2004, for a term ending
August 11, 2019. Served as Chief Judge from June 1, 2006 to May 31,
2012, and from March 8, 2013 to August 6, 2013. Assumed senior status on
November 17, 2016, and continues to perform judicial duties as Senior
Judge on recall.
JAMES S. HALPERN, senior judge. Born in New York. Hackley School,
Tarrytown, NY, 1963; Wharton School, B.S., University of Pennsylvania,
1967; J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1972; LL.M.,
Taxation, New York University Law School, 1975; Associate Attorney,
Mudge, Rose, Guthrie and Alexander, New York City, 1972-74; assistant
professor of law, Washington and Lee University, 1975-76; assistant
professor of law, St. John's University, New York City, 1976-78,
visiting professor, Law School, New York University, 1978-79; associate
attorney, Roberts and Holland, New York City, 1979-80; Principal
Technical Advisor, Assistant Commissioner (Technical) and Associate
Chief Counsel (Technical), Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC,
1980-83; partner, Baker and Hostetler, Washington, DC, 1983-90; Adjunct
Professor, Law School, George Washington University, Washington, DC,
1984-present; Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve (retired). Appointed by
President Bush as Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on July
3, 1990, for a term ending July 2, 2005. Reappointed by President Bush;
sworn in on November 2, 2005, for a term ending November 1, 2020.
Assumed senior status on October 16, 2015, and continues to perform
judicial duties as Senior Judge on recall.
JUAN F. VASQUEZ, senior judge. Born in Texas. Attended Fox Tech
High School and San Antonio Junior College, A.D. (Data Processing);
received B.B.A. (Accounting), University of Texas, Austin, 1972;
attended State University of New York, Buffalo in 1st year law school,
1975; J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 1977; LL.M., Taxation, New
York University Law School, 1978. Admitted to Texas Bar, 1977. Certified
in Tax Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1984; Certified
Public Accountant Certificate from Texas, 1976, and California, 1974.
Admitted to United States District Court, Southern District of Texas,
1982, and Western District of Texas, 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Fifth Circuit, 1982; private practice of tax law, in San Antonio, TX,
1987-April 1995; partner, Leighton, Hood and Vasquez, 1982-87, San
Antonio, TX; Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue
Service, Houston, TX, 1978-82; accountant, Coopers and Lybrand, Los
Angeles, CA, 1972-74. Member of American Bar Association, Tax Section;
Texas State Bar, Tax and Probate Section; Fellow of Texas and San
Antonio Bar Foundations, Mexican American Bar Association (MABA) of San
Antonio (Treasurer); Houston MABA; Texas MABA (Treasurer); National
Association of Hispanic CPA's; San Antonio Chapter (founding member);
College of State Bar of Texas, National Hispanic Bar Association; member
of Greater Austin Tax Litigation Association; served on Austin Internal
Revenue Service District Director's Practitioner Liaison Committee,
1990-91, chairman, 1991. Appointed by President Clinton as Judge of the
United States Tax Court; sworn in on May 1, 1995, for a term ending
April 30, 2010. Reappointed by President Obama on October 13, 2011, for
a term ending October 12, 2026. Assumed senior status on June 24, 2018,
and continues to perform judicial duties as Senior Judge on recall.
MICHAEL B. THORTON, senior judge. Born in Mississippi. B.S.,
Accounting, summa cum laude, University of Southern Mississippi, 1976;
M.S., Accounting, 1977; M.A., English Literature, University of
Tennessee, 1979; J.D., with distinction, Duke University School of Law,
1982; Order of the Coif, Duke Law Journal Editorial Board. Admitted to
District of Columbia Bar, 1982. Served as Law Clerk to the Honorable
Charles Clark, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit,
1983-84. Practiced law as an Associate Attorney, Sutherland, Asbill and
Brennan, Washington, DC, 1982-83, and summer 1981; Miller and Chevalier,
Chartered, Washington, DC, 1985-88. Served as Tax Counsel, U.S. House
Committee on Ways and Means, 1988-94; Chief Minority Tax Counsel, U.S.
House Committee
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on Ways and Means, January 1995; Attorney-Adviser, U.S. Treasury
Department, February 1995-April 1995; Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel in
the Office of Tax Policy, United States Treasury Department, April 1995-
February 1998. Recipient of Treasury Secretary's Annual Award, U.S.
Department of the Treasury, 1997; Meritorious Service Award, U.S.
Department of the Treasury, 1998. Appointed by President Clinton as
Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on March 8, 1998, for a
term ending March 7, 2013. Served as Chief Judge from June 1, 2012, to
March 7, 2013 and August 7, 2013 to May 31, 2016. Reappointed by
President Obama on August 7, 2013, for a term ending August 6, 2028.
Assumed senior status on January 1, 2021, and continues to perform
judicial duties as Senior Judge on recall.
L. PAIGE MARVEL, senior judge. Born in Maryland. Education: B.A.,
magna cum laude, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD, 1971; J.D. with
honors, University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, MD, 1974
(awarded Order of the Coif). Garbis & Schwait, P.A., associate, 1974-76,
and shareholder, 1976-85; Garbis, Marvel & Junghans, P.A., shareholder,
1985-86; Melnicove, Kaufman, Weiner, Smouse & Garbis, P.A., shareholder,
1986-88; Venable, Baetjer & Howard L.L.P., partner, 1988-98. Member,
American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Vice Chair, Committee
Operations, 1993-95; Council Director, 1989-92; Chair, Court Procedure
Committee, 1985-87; Maryland State Bar Association, Board of Governors,
1988-90, and 1996-98; Chair, Taxation Section, 1982-83. Fellow, American
Bar Foundation; Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation; Fellow and former
Regent, 1996-98, American College of Tax Counsel; Member, American Law
Institute; Advisor, ALI Restatement of Law Third--The Law Governing
Lawyers, 1988-98; University of Maryland Law School Board of Visitors,
1995-2001; Loyola / Notre Dame Library, Inc. Board of Trustees, 1996-
2003; Co-editor, Procedure Department, The Journal of Taxation, 1990-98.
Member, Commissioner's Review Panel on IRS Integrity, 1989-91; Member
and Chair, Procedure Subcommittee, Commission to Revise the Annotated
Code of Maryland, (Tax Provisions), 1981-87; Member, Advisory Commission
to the Maryland State Department of Economic and Community Development,
1978-81. Appointed by President Clinton as Judge of the United States
Tax Court; sworn in on April 6, 1998, for a term ending April 5, 2013.
Reappointed by President Obama; sworn in on December 3, 2014, for a term
ending December 2, 2029. Served as Chief Judge from June 1, 2016 to May
31, 2018. Assumed senior status on December 6, 2019, and continues to
perform judicial duties as Senior Judge on recall.
JOSEPH ROBERT GOEKE, senior judge. Born in Kentucky. B.S., cum
laude, Xavier University, 1972; J.D., University of Kentucky, College of
Law, 1975, Order of the Coif. Admitted to Illinois and Kentucky Bar,
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar),
U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Trial Attorney, Chief Counsel's Office,
Internal Revenue Service, New Orleans, LA, 1975-80. Senior Trial
Attorney, Chief Counsel's Office, Internal Revenue Service, Cincinnati,
OH, 1980-85. Special International Trial Attorney, Chief Counsel's
Office, Internal Revenue Service, Cincinnati, OH, 1985-88. Partner, Law
Firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, IL, 1988 to 2003. Appointed
by President Bush as Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on
April 22, 2003, for a term ending April 21, 2018. Assumed senior status
on April 21, 2018, and continues to perform judicial duties as Senior
Judge on recall.
MARK V. HOLMES, senior judge. Born in New York. B.A., Harvard
College, 1979; J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1983. Admitted to
New York and District of Columbia Bars; U.S. Supreme Court; DC, Second,
Fifth and Ninth Circuits; Southern and Eastern Districts of New York,
Court of Federal Claims. Practiced in New York as an Associate, Cahill
Gordon & Reindel, 1983-85; Sullivan & Cromwell, 1987-91; served as Clerk
to the Hon. Alex Kozinski, Ninth Circuit, 1985-87; and in Washington as
Counsel to Commissioners, United States International Trade Commission,
1991-96; Counsel, Miller & Chevalier, 1996-2001; Deputy Assistant
Attorney General, Tax Division, 2001-03. Member, American Bar
Association (Litigation and Tax Sections). Appointed by President Bush
as Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on June 30, 2003, for
a term ending June 29, 2018. Assumed senior status on June 30, 2018, and
continues to perform judicial duties as Senior Judge on recall.
ALBERT G. LAUBER, senior judge. Born in New York. Received a
Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Yale College, a Master of
Arts in Classics from Clare College, Cambridge University, and a Juris
Doctor from Yale Law School. Prior to appointment to the Court, served
as a Law Clerk to Judge Malcolm R. Wilkey of the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the D.C. Circuit, and as a Law Clerk to Justice Harry A. Blackmun of
the U.S. Supreme Court; worked for the Department of Justice as Tax
Assistant to the Solicitor
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General and as Deputy Solicitor General; was a Partner with Caplin &
Drysdale, Chartered; and was the Director, Graduate Tax & Securities
Programs, at Georgetown University Law Center. Former professor at
Georgetown University Law Center, George Washington University Law
School, and the University of Virginia Law School. Appointed by
President Obama as Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on
January 31, 2013, for a term ending January 30, 2028. Assumed senior
status on January 1, 2020, and continues to perform judicial duties as
Senior Judge on recall.
SPECIAL TRIAL JUDGES OF THE COURT
Lewis R. Carluzzo (Chief Special Trial Judge), Eunkyong Choi, Adam B.
Landy, Diana L. Leyden, Peter J. Panuthos.
Court Staff
Clerk.--Stephanie A. Servoss.
Deputy Clerk / Case Services Officer.--Jessica F. Marine.
Deputy Clerk / Chief Information Officer.--Michael C. McVicker.
General Counsel.--Patricia L. Levy.
Public Affairs Counsel.--Jennifer E. Siegel.
Legislative Counsel.--Anita Horn Rizek.
Court Administrator.--Fig Ruggieri.
Case Services Director.--Tina Buckler.
Facilities Management Director.--Byron L. Tindall.
Financial Management Director.--Joseph L. Hardy, Jr.
Human Resources Director.--Janet L. Boyer.
Librarian.--Nancy A. Ciliberti.
Reporter of Decisions.--Sheila A. Murphy.