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Richard T. Morrison
Richard T. Morrison is a federal judge on senior status with the United States Tax Court. He was appointed to the court by President George W. Bush in 2008 to a fifteen-year term. He assumed senior status on August 29, 2023.[1][2]
Education
Morrison earned B.A. and B.S. degrees from the University of Kansas in 1989 and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1993. He also studied for two years at Oxford University from 1987 to 1988. He also earned an M.A. from the University of Chicago in 1994.[2]
Professional career
- 2008-2023: Judge, United States Tax Court
- 2023-present: Senior judge
- 2001-2008: Deputy Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice
- 1996-2001: Associate, Mayer Brown & Platt
- 1994-1996: Associate, Baker & McKenzie
- 1993-1994: Law clerk, Hon. Jerry Smith, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals[2]
Judicial career
Tax Court
Morrison was nominated to the United States Tax Court by President George W. Bush and was confirmed by the Senate. Morrison joined the court on August 28, 2008.[2]
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by - |
United States Tax Court 2008-2023 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Guider |
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Active judges |
Chief Judge: Kathleen Kerrigan • Maurice B. Foley • Joseph H. Gale • Peter J. Panuthos • Lewis R. Carluzzo • Ronald L. Buch • Joseph W. Nega • Elizabeth Ann Copeland • Tamara Ashford • Cary Douglas Pugh • Patrick J. Urda • Courtney Dunbar Jones • Emin Toro • Diana L. Leyden • Travis Greaves • Alina Marshall • Christian Weiler • Adam Landy • Eunkyong Choi • Kashi Way • Rose Jenkins • Jeffrey Arbeit • Cathy Fung • Benjamin Guider • Zachary Fried • Jennifer Siegel | ||
Senior judges |
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Former Article I judges | John O. Colvin • Joseph H. Gale • Diane L. Kroupa • Robert A. Wherry, Jr. • Renato Beghe • Herbert L. Chabot • Carolyn P. Chiechi • Howard A. Dawson, Jr. • Joel Gerber • Harry A. Haines • Julian I. Jacobs • David Laro • Arthur L. Nims, III • Robert P. Ruwe • Stephen J. Swift • Thomas B. Wells • Laurence J. Whalen • Robert N. Armen • John F. Dean • Daniel A. Guy, Jr. • | ||
Special Trial Judges |
Peter J. Panuthos • Lewis R. Carluzzo • Diana L. Leyden • Adam Landy • Zachary Fried • Jennifer Siegel • | ||
Former Chief judges |
Mary Ann Cohen • Maurice B. Foley • Howard A. Dawson, Jr. • Joel Gerber • Arthur L. Nims, III • |