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Judge. B.S., Hampton University, magna cum laude (2000), recipient of the President’s Award for Exceptional Achievement; J.D., Harvard Law School (2004). Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal. Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar. Practiced law as a Senior Attorney, Tax-Exempt and Government Entities Division, Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (2011-2019); as an Associate with Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, Washington, D.C. (2008-2011); and as an Associate with Bird, Loechl, Brittain & McCants, Atlanta, Georgia (2004-2008). Served on the Board of Trustees of Hampton University (2015-2018). Appointed by President Trump as Judge of the United States Tax Court; sworn in on August 9, 2019 for a term ending in 2034.

Last updated: October 23, 2025.

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