Background
Bruton, James A. was born on September 3, 1949 in Ottawa, Illinois, United States.
Bruton, James A. was born on September 3, 1949 in Ottawa, Illinois, United States.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Temple University (Juris Doctor, 1975). Georgetown University (Master of Laws, Taxation, 1978).
Worked at Williams & Connolly. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Pennsylvania. 1978, United States. Supreme Court.
1982, District of Columbia.
1985, United States. Tax Court and United States. District Court for the District of Columbia.
1992, United States. Court of Federal Claims.
United States. Court of Appeals, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. 1993, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Associate Editor, Temple Law Quarterly, 1974-1975. Author: New York University Forty-seventh Annual Institute on Federal Taxation, Chapter 53, "Correcting (or Not Correcting) Erroneous Tax Returns," Matthew Bender & Company, Incorporated., New York, New York 1989.
Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1975-1977.
Tax Division, United States. Department of Justice: Trial Attorney, Appellate Section, 1977-1981. Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 1989-1992.
Acting Assistant Attorney General, 1992-1993.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section of Taxation). Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Criminal Justice.
Litigation. Taxation) Bar Associations.
Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section of Taxation). Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Criminal Justice. Litigation; Taxation) Bar Associations.
Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel.
Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel.