Michael B. Thornton

Michael Thornton
Michael Thornton
Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court
	In office; August 7, 2013 – May 31, 2016
Preceded by	John Colvin (Interim)
Succeeded by	L. Paige Marvel
	In office; June 1, 2012 – March 7, 2013
Preceded by	John Colvin
Succeeded by	John Colvin (Interim)
Judge of the United States Tax Court
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 7, 2013
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Himself
	In office; March 8, 1998 – March 7, 2013
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Lapsley Hamblem
Succeeded by	Himself
Personal details
Born	February 9, 1954; Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Southern Mississippi; University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Duke University

Michael B. Thornton (born February 9, 1954) is the former Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court.

Education

Thornton graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern Mississippi with a B.S. in Accounting in 1976. In 1977, he graduated from the same school with a M.S. in Accounting. In 1979, he graduated with a M.A. in English literature from the University of Tennessee. In 1982, he graduated with distinction with a J.D. degree from Duke University School of Law, where he served on the Duke Law Journal, and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. He served as law clerk to Charles Clark, Chief Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1983-1984.

Thornton was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Judge, United States Tax Court, on March 8, 1998 for a fifteen-year term ending March 7, 2013. He has served as Chief Judge since 2012 (save for the period from March 8 through August 6, 2013). He was subsequently renominated by President Barack Obama on May 9, 2013 for an additional fifteen-year term, which was confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2013.

Accomplishments and employment

Practiced law as an Associate attorney, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Washington, D.C., summer 1981, and 1982–1983
Miller & Chevalier, Washington, D.C., 1985–1988
Served as Tax Counsel, United States House Committee on Ways and Means, 1988–1993
Chief Minority Tax Counsel, United States House Committee on Ways and Means, January 1995
Attorney-Adviser, United States Department of the Treasury, February–April 1995
Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel in the Office of Tax Policy, United States Department of the Treasury, April 1995-February 1998
Recipient of Treasury Secretary's Annual Award, United States Department of the Treasury, 1997
Meritorious Service Award, United States Department of the Treasury, 1998

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References

Material on this page was copied from the website of the United States Tax Court, which is published by a United States government agency, and is therefore in the public domain.

Legal offices
Preceded by Lapsley Hamblem	Judge of the United States Tax Court 1998–2013	Succeeded by Himself
Preceded by John Colvin	Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court 2012–2013	Succeeded by John Colvin (Interim)
Preceded by Himself	Judge of the United States Tax Court 2013–present	Incumbent
Preceded by John Colvin (Interim)	Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court 2013–2016	Succeeded by L. Paige Marvel

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