The United States Tax Court is composed of 19 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Reappointment, when requested by a Tax Court judge is generally pro forma regardless of the political party of the appointing President and the political party of the re-appointing (sitting) President. By statute, Congress has granted to the President the power to remove the judges of the U.S. Tax Court "for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office...."
In addition, the Chief Judge may appoint a number of Special Trial Judges, who serve a function comparable to magistrate judges in the United States district courts.
The 19-member court currently has two vacancies.
- On June 16, 2014, Diane Kroupa retired from the Tax Court.
- On October 16. 2015 James Halpern retired from the Tax Court.
Former judges
Special Trial Judges
- D. Irvin Couvillion (special trial judge, 1985-)
- Carleton D. Powell (special trial judge, 1985â€"2007)
- John J. Pajak (special trial judge, 1979-)
- Norman H. Wolfe (special trial judge, 1985-)
- Daniel J. Dinan (special trial judge, 1991-)
External links
- United States Tax Court press release archive
References
- United States Tax Court Judges
