Joseph H. Gale
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Joseph H. Gale is a judge
Judge
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of the United States Tax Court
United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides that the Congress has the power to "constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court"...
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He holds an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
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in philosophy from Princeton University
Princeton University
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and obtained his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
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in 1980. After five years in private practice, he became an adviser to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Daniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan was an American politician and sociologist. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the United States Senate for New York in 1976, and was re-elected three times . He declined to run for re-election in 2000...
, and later held several positions in service to the United States Senate Committee on Finance
United States Senate Committee on Finance
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until 1996.
He was appointed by President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
as a judge on the United States Tax Court
United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides that the Congress has the power to "constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court"...
on February 6, 1996, for a term ending February 5, 2011. He was reappointed by President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
on July 8, 2011.
Gale is the first openly gay male appointed to the federal bench.
Career
- Associate Attorney, Dewey BallantineDewey BallantineDewey Ballantine LLP was a white shoe corporate law firm headquartered in New York City. In 2007, Dewey Ballantine merged with LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae to form Dewey & LeBoeuf...
, Washington, DC, and New York, 1980-83 - Associate Attorney, Dickstein, Shapiro and Morin, Washington, DC, 1983-85
- Tax Legislative Counsel for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, (D-NY), 1985-88
- Administrative Assistant and Tax Legislative Counsel, 1989; Chief Counsel, 1990-93
- Chief Tax Counsel, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, 1993-95
- Minority Chief Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee, January 1995-July 1995
- Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Finance Committee, July 1995-January 1996;