Tamara W. Ashford

Tamara Ashford
Judge of the United States Tax Court
Assumed office
December 19, 2014
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Mary Cohen
Personal details
Born December 1968 (age 46–47)
Alma mater Duke University
Vanderbilt University
University of Miami

Tamara Wenda Ashford (born December 1968) is currently a Article I Judge of the United States Tax Court and formerly the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Appellate and Review in the Tax Division at the United States Department of Justice.

Biography

Ashford received an A.B. degree from Duke University, a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and an LL.M. degree from University of Miami School of Law.[1] She began her legal career as a law clerk to Judge John C. Martin of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. From 1997 to 2001, she served as an attorney with the Appellate Section of the Tax Division at the United States Department of Justice. From 2001 to 2004, she served as a senior associate at the law firm of Miller & Chevalier in Washington, D.C. From 2004 to 2007, she served as Assistant to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. From 2008 to 2011, she served as a member of the Tax Controversy and Litigation Group at the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP in Washington D.C. Since 2011, she has served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Appellate and Review in the Tax Division at the United States Department of Justice.[1][2]

United States Tax Court

On September 18, 2013, President Obama nominated Ashford to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, to the seat vacated by Judge Mary Ann Cohen, who took senior status on October 1, 2012.[1] [2] On January 15, 2014, Ashford testified before the Senate Finance Committee "that through her past experiences she has "amassed the temperament and skills to be an independent arbiter," and that if confirmed, she would resolve tax controversies "fairly, impartially and expeditiously.""[3] On February 4, 2014, the Senate Finance Committee "approved the nominations of Tamara W. Ashford and L. Paige Marvel to serve as U.S. Tax Court judges."[4]

On November 20, 2014 the United States Senate confirmed her by voice vote. She assumed office on December 19, 2014.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "President Obama Nominates Tamara W. Ashford to the United States Tax Court". White House, Office of the Press Secretary. September 17, 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. September 18, 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "TAX COURT JUDGE NOMINEE ASHFORD TESTIFIES BEFORE FINANCE COMMITTEE". Tax Notes Today (2014 TNT 11-29). January 2014.
  4. ↑ Shreve, Meg (February 2014). "FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES ASHFORD AND MARVEL FOR TAX COURT". Tax Notes Today. 2014 TNT 25-5.
  5. ↑ United States Tax Court: Judge Ashford
Legal offices
Preceded by
Mary Cohen		 Judge of the United States Tax Court
2014–present 		Incumbent
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