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{{Intro label| text ='''Diana L. Leyden''' is an [[Article I tribunal|Article I]] special trial judge for the [[United States Tax Court]]. She was appointed on March 24, 2016, and assumed office on June 20, 2016.<ref name=appt>[https://www.ustaxcourt.gov/resources/press/032416.pdf ''United States Tax Court'', "Press release: March 24, 2016," March 24, 2016]</ref><ref name=bio>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170911121145/http://www.ustaxcourt.gov:80/judges/Leyden.htm ''United States Tax Court'', "Special Trial Judge Diana L. Leyden," accessed December 3, 2020]</ref>}} | {{Intro label| text ='''Diana L. Leyden''' is an [[Article I tribunal|Article I]] special trial judge for the [[United States Tax Court]]. She was appointed on March 24, 2016, and assumed office on June 20, 2016.<ref name=appt>[https://www.ustaxcourt.gov/resources/press/032416.pdf ''United States Tax Court'', "Press release: March 24, 2016," March 24, 2016]</ref><ref name=bio>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170911121145/http://www.ustaxcourt.gov:80/judges/Leyden.htm ''United States Tax Court'', "Special Trial Judge Diana L. Leyden," accessed December 3, 2020]</ref>}} | ||
Latest revision as of 00:05, 21 December 2025
Tenure
2016 - Present
Years in position
9
Diana L. Leyden is an Article I special trial judge for the United States Tax Court. She was appointed on March 24, 2016, and assumed office on June 20, 2016.[1][2]
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."
Judicial nominations and appointments
Leyden was appointed to the United States Tax Court on March 24, 2016.[1]
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| Name: Diana L. Leyden |
| Court: United States Tax Court |
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| Confirmed after nomination. |
 Nominated: March 24, 2016
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| Confirmed: 2016
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Education
Leyden earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from Union College in 1978 and a J.D. from the UConn Law School in 1982. She also obtained an LL.M. in taxation from Georgetown University in 1984.[2]
Professional career
- 2016-Present: United States Tax Court
- 2015-2016: New York City Department of Finance Taxpayer Advocate
- 1999-2015: UConn Law School Tax Clinic
- 1995-1997: Connecticut Department of Revenue
- 1988-1995: Massachusetts Department of Revenue
- 1987-1988: Day, Berry, & Howard
- 1985-1987: Powers and Hall
- 1984-1985: Steptoe & Johnson
- 1982-1984: Law clerk to Judge Herbert L. Chabot[2]
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Officeholder United States Tax Court Special Trial Judge |
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