Michael B. Thornton | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court | |
In office August 7,2013 –May 31,2016 | |
Preceded by | John O. Colvin (Interim) |
Succeeded by | L. Paige Marvel |
In office June 1,2012 –March 7,2013 | |
Preceded by | John O. Colvin |
Succeeded by | John O. Colvin (Interim) |
Judge of the United States Tax Court | |
In office August 7,2013 –January 1,2021 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | vacant |
In office March 8,1998 –March 7,2013 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Lapsley Walker Hamblem Jr. |
Succeeded by | Himself |
Personal details | |
Born | Hattiesburg,Mississippi,U.S. | February 9,1954
Alma mater | University of Southern Mississippi University of Tennessee,Knoxville Duke University |
Michael Bert Thornton (born February 9,1954) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior judge of the United States Tax Court.
Thornton was born on February 9,1954,in Hattiesburg,Mississippi. [1] He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1976. In 1977,he graduated from the same school with a Master of Science in Accounting. In 1979,he graduated with a Master of Arts in English literature from the University of Tennessee. In 1982,he graduated with distinction with a Juris Doctor 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 to 1984.
Thornton was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Judge of the 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. He assumed senior status on January 1,2021.
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