Career
He holds an Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Princeton University and obtained his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1980. After five years in private practice, he became an adviser to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and later held several positions in service to the United States Senate Committee on Finance until 1996. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton as a judge on the United States Tax Court on February 6, 1996, for a term ending February 5, 2011.
He was reappointed by President Barack Obama on July 8, 2011.
Gale is the first openly gay male appointed to the federal bench. Associate Attorney, Dewey Ballantine, Washington, District of Columbia, and New York, 1980-1983
Associate Attorney, Dickstein, Shapiro and Morin, Washington, District of Columbia, 1983-1985
Tax Legislative Counsel for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, (Doctorate-New York), 1985-1988
Administrative Assistant and Tax Legislative Counsel, 1989.
Chief Counsel, 1990-1993
Chief Tax Counsel, Committee on Finance, United States. Senate, 1993-1995
Minority Chief Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee, January 1995-July 1995
Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Senate Finance Committee, July 1995-January 1996;
District of Columbia Bar
American Bar Association, Section of Taxation.
