Judge. b. New York, 1960. 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, 1987-1991; 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 George W. Bush as Judge, United States Tax Court, on June 30, 2003, for a term ending June 29, 2018.

Renominated by President Donald J. Trump on February 6, 2019.