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Michael B. Thornton

Michael B. Thornton
Thornton in 2013
Senior Judge of the United States Tax Court
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office
August 7, 2013 – May 31, 2016
Preceded byJohn O. Colvin (Interim)
Succeeded byL. Paige Marvel
In office
June 1, 2012 – March 7, 2013
Preceded byJohn O. Colvin
Succeeded byJohn O. Colvin (Interim)
Judge of the United States Tax Court
In office
August 7, 2013 – January 1, 2021
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byJeffrey Arbeit
In office
March 8, 1998 – March 7, 2013
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byLapsley Walker Hamblem Jr.
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born (1954-02-09) February 9, 1954 (age 70)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Southern Mississippi (BS, MS)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (MA)
Duke University (JD)

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

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Lapsley Walker Hamblem Jr.
Judge of the United States Tax Court
1998–2013
Succeeded by
Himself
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court
2012–2013
Succeeded by
John O. Colvin (Interim)
Preceded by
Himself
Judge of the United States Tax Court
2013–2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by
John O. Colvin (Interim)
Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court
2013–2016
Succeeded by