Travis Greaves
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Travis A. Greaves is a judge on the United States Tax Court. On August 28, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Greaves to a seat on this court.[1][2] Greaves was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 27, 2020, by an 85-3 vote. To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.
The United States Tax Court is an Article I federal trial court established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution. To learn more about the court, click here.
Greaves was an deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice's tax division before his nomination to the federal bench.
Federal judicial nomination
U.S. Tax Court (2020-present)
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
Greaves was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) on August 28, 2018, to a seat on the United States Tax Court.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed Greaves on February 27, 2020, by an 85-3 vote. Greaves joined the court on March 9, 2020. To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Travis A. Greaves |
| Court: United States Tax Court |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 548 days after nomination. |
| Questionnaire: [N/A Questionnaire] |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Greaves on February 27, 2020, on a vote of 85-3.[3] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| Greaves confirmation vote (February 27, 2020) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
| 35 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| 49 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 85 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Greaves had his hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on July 24, 2019. The committee favorably reported his nomination on July 31, 2019.[3]
Nomination
Greaves was nominated to replace Judge Juan F. Vasquez, who assumed senior status on June 24, 2018.[1] At the sine die adjournment of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019, the Senate returned Greaves' nomination to President Trump.[4] President Trump renominated Greaves, sending his nomination to the U.S. Senate on February 6, 2019.[5]
Education
Greaves earned a B.A. from the University of Tennessee, a J.D., cum laude, from the South Texas College of Law, and an L.L.M. in taxation, with distinction, from the Georgetown University Law Center.[2]
Professional career
Prior to working for the U.S. Department of Justice as a deputy assistant attorney general, Greaves was a partner at Greaves & Wu, LLP, in Washington, D.C. He previously worked as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and as an attorney advisor at the United States Tax Court.[2]
About the court
| Tax Court |
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| Federal Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 19 |
| Judges: 19 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Kathleen Kerrigan |
| Active judges: Jeffrey Arbeit, Tamara Ashford, Ronald L. Buch, Elizabeth Ann Copeland, Maurice B. Foley, Cathy Fung, Travis A. Greaves, Benjamin Guider, Rose Jenkins, Courtney Dunbar Jones, Kathleen Kerrigan, Adam Landy, Alina Marshall, Joseph W. Nega, Cary Douglas Pugh, Emin Toro, Patrick J. Urda, Kashi Way, Christian Weiler Senior judges: |
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." Tax Court judges are appointed for a term of fifteen years.
The court has jurisdiction over claims across the United States.
The Tax Court specializes in adjudicating disputes over federal income tax, generally prior to the time at which the formal tax assessments are made by the Internal Revenue Service. Though taxpayers may choose to litigate tax matters in a variety of legal settings, the Tax Court is the only forum in which taxpayers outside of bankruptcy may do so without having first paid the disputed tax in full. Parties who contest the imposition of a tax may also bring an action in any United States District Court, or in the United States Court of Federal Claims; however these venues require that the tax be paid first, and that the party then file a lawsuit to recover the contested amount paid (the "full payment rule" of Flora v. United States). According to the court's website, the jurisdiction also includes, "authority to redetermine transferee liability, make certain types of declaratory judgments, adjust partnership items, order abatement of interest, award administrative and litigation costs, redetermine worker classification, determine relief from joint and several liability on a joint return, review certain collection actions, and review awards to whistleblowers who provide information to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue on or after December 20, 2006."[6]
See also
External links
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- United States Tax Court
- White House press release nominating Greaves
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Congress.gov, "PN2467 — Travis Greaves — United States Tax Court," accessed July 29, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The White House, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventeenth Wave of Judicial Nominees," August 27, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Congress.gov, "PN365 — Travis Greaves — United States Tax Court," accessed July 29, 2019
- ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days. Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
- ↑ White House, "Twelve Nominations Sent to the Senate," February 6, 2019
- ↑ United States Tax Court, About the Court
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