List of Judges of the United States Tax Court


The United States Tax Court is composed of 19 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Reappointment, when requested by a Tax Court judge is generally pro forma regardless of the political party of the appointing President and the political party of the re-appointing President. By statute, Congress has granted to the President the power to remove the judges of the U.S. Tax Court "for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office...."
In addition, the Chief Judge may appoint a number of Special Trial Judges, who serve a function comparable to magistrate judges in the United States district courts.

Current composition of the court

Current special trial judges

, the special trial judges on the court are as follows:

Vacancies and pending nominations

SeatSeat last held byVacancy reasonDate of vacancyNomineeDate of nomination
–Mark V. HolmesExpiration of termApril 24, 2018
–L. Paige MarvelSenior statusDecember 6, 2019Alina I. MarshallNovember 19, 2019
–Albert G. LauberSenior statusJanuary 1, 2020Christian N. WeilerNovember 19, 2019

Members of the Board of Tax Appeals (1924–1942)

Former Tax Court judges

Past Special Trial Judges