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Joel Gerber
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Prior offices:
United States Tax Court
Years in office: 2006 - 2020

Years in office: 1984 - 2006
Education
Bachelor's
Roosevelt University, 1962
Law
DePaul University, 1965
Graduate
Boston University Law School, 1968


Joel Gerber was an Article I federal judge for the for the United States Tax Court. Gerber was appointed by President Ronald Reagan (R) to his first 15-year term and by President Bill Clinton (D) to his second 15-year term. He took senior status on June 1, 2006.[1][2] Gerber officially retired from judicial service on July 16, 2020.[3]

Education

Gerber earned his B.S. from Roosevelt University in 1962 and his J.D. from DePaul University in 1965. He also obtained an LL.M. from Boston University Law School in 1968.[2]

Professional career

  • 1983-1984: Acting Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service
  • 1980-1984: Deputy Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C.
  • 1976-1980: District Counsel, U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, Nashville, Tennessee
  • 1972-1976: Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1970-1980: Lecturer in Law, Vanderbilt University
  • 1965-1972: Trial Attorney, U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, Boston, Massachusetts

Judicial nominations and appointments

Tax Court

Gerber was nominated to the United States Tax Court by President Ronald Reagan (R) on June 18, 1984, to a term that expired on June 17, 1999. He was reappointed on December 15, 2000, by Bill Clinton (D) and took senior status on June 1, 2006.[2] Gerber officially retired from judicial service on July 16, 2020.[3]

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