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Emin Toro

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United States Tax Court
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2034

Years in position

5

Education

Bachelor's

Palm Beach Atlantic University

Law

University of North Carolina School of Law


Emin Toro is a judge on the United States Tax Court. On April 10, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Toro to serve as an Article I federal judge on this court. The U.S. Senate confirmed Toro on August 1, 2019, by voice vote.[1][2] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.

The United States Tax Court is an Article I federal trial court established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution. To learn more about the court, click here.

Toro was previously an attorney in private practice with Covington & Burling LLP. [3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

U.S. Tax Court

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

On April 10, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Toro to serve as an Article I federal judge on the United States Tax Court. The U.S. Senate confirmed Toro on August 1, 2019, by voice vote.[1][2]

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Emin Toro
Court: United States Tax Court
Progress
Confirmed 478 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: April 10, 2018
ApprovedAABA Rating: N/A
Questionnaire: [N/A Questionnaire]
ApprovedAHearing: May 9, 2019
QFRs: [N/A QFRs] (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: May 23, 2019 
ApprovedAConfirmed: August 1, 2019
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote


Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Toro on August 1, 2019, by voice vote.[2]

Senate Finance Committee hearing

The United States Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing on Toro's nomination on May 9, 2019. The committee voted 28-0 to advance Toro's nomination to the full Senate on May 23, 2019.[2][4]

Nomination

President Trump nominated Toro to the United States Tax Court on April 10, 2018.[3] The nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019.[5]

President Trump resubmitted Toro's nomination, sending it to the Senate on February 6, 2019.[6]

Toro was nominated to succeed Judge Joseph Robert Goeke, who assumed senior status on April 21, 2018.[2]

Education

Toro received his undergraduate degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University and his J.D. from University of North Carolina School of Law.[3]

Professional career

At the time of his nomination, Toro was in private practice with Covington & Burling LLP. He previously served as law clerk to Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and to Justice Clarence Thomas on the United States Supreme Court.[7]

About the court

Tax Court
Federal Circuit
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Judgeships
Posts: 19
Judges: 19
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief: Kathleen Kerrigan
Active judges: Jeffrey Arbeit, Tamara Ashford, Ronald L. Buch, Elizabeth Ann Copeland, Maurice B. Foley, Cathy Fung, Travis A. Greaves, Benjamin Guider, Rose Jenkins, Courtney Dunbar Jones, Kathleen Kerrigan, Adam Landy, Alina Marshall, Joseph W. Nega, Cary Douglas Pugh, Emin Toro, Patrick J. Urda, Kashi Way, Christian Weiler

Senior judges:
Mary Ann Cohen, Joseph Robert Goeke, David Gustafson, James S. Halpern, Mark V. Holmes, Albert G. Lauber, L. Paige Marvel, Richard T. Morrison, Elizabeth Crewson Paris, Michael B. Thornton, Juan F. Vasquez


The United States Tax Court is an Article I federal trial court established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, Section 8 of which provides (in part) that the Congress has the power to "constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court." Tax Court judges are appointed for a term of fifteen years.

The court has jurisdiction over claims across the United States.

The Tax Court specializes in adjudicating disputes over federal income tax, generally prior to the time at which the formal tax assessments are made by the Internal Revenue Service. Though taxpayers may choose to litigate tax matters in a variety of legal settings, the Tax Court is the only forum in which taxpayers outside of bankruptcy may do so without having first paid the disputed tax in full. Parties who contest the imposition of a tax may also bring an action in any United States District Court, or in the United States Court of Federal Claims; however these venues require that the tax be paid first, and that the party then file a lawsuit to recover the contested amount paid (the "full payment rule" of Flora v. United States). According to the court's website, the jurisdiction also includes, "authority to redetermine transferee liability, make certain types of declaratory judgments, adjust partnership items, order abatement of interest, award administrative and litigation costs, redetermine worker classification, determine relief from joint and several liability on a joint return, review certain collection actions, and review awards to whistleblowers who provide information to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on or after December 20, 2006."[8]

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