Michael B. Thornton

Michael B. Thornton
Michael B. Thornton
	Thornton in 2013
Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court
	Incumbent
	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	February 9, 1954; Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
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.

Early life and education

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.

Tax Court service

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.

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

References

Nominations of Michael B. Thornton, Joseph W. Nega, and F. Scott Kieff: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, on the Nominations of Michael B. Thornton, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court; Joseph W. Nega, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court; and F. Scott Kieff, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission, July 18, 2013. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2013. p. 70.

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[1] Nominations of Michael B. Thornton, Joseph W. Nega, and F. Scott Kieff: Hearing Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, on the Nominations of Michael B. Thornton, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court; Joseph W. Nega, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court; and F. Scott Kieff, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission, July 18, 2013. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2013. p. 70.