Education
Vasquez attended Fox Technical High School and San Antonio Junior College, where he studied Data Processing. He received of Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin in 1972. After working for two years as an accountant, he attended one year of law school at the State University of New York in Buffalo, but earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center in 1977, followed by an Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University Law School in 1978.
Career
He was appointed by President Bill Clinton as Judge, United States Tax Court, on May 1, 1995, for a term ending April 30, 2010. On August 5, 2010, Judge Vasquez was nominated for reappointment by President Barack Obama, but the United States Senate failed to act on the nomination. Vasquez entered senior status on May 1, 2010, and remained on senior status while awaiting Senate confirmation of his nomination for reappointment.
President Obama resubmitted the nomination on January 26, 2011.
Vasquez was reconfirmed on October 13, 2011, for a term ending October 12, 2026. Admitted to State Bar of Texas, 1977.
Certified in Tax Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1984. Certified Public Accountant Certificate from Texas, 1976, and California, 1974.
Admitted to United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1982, and Western District of Texas, 1985, United States. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1982.
Mexican American Bar Association (MABA) of San Antonio (Treasurer). Houston MABA; Texas MABA (Treasurer)
National Association of Hispanic Certified Public Accountants"son San Antonio Chapter (founding member)
College of State Bar of Texas
Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia
served on Austin Internal Revenue Service District Director"s Practitioner Liaison Committee, 1990-1991, chairman, 1991.
Membership
Member of American Bar Association, Tax Section. Texas State Bar, Tax and Probate Section. Fellow of Texas and San Antonio Bar Foundations.
Member of Greater Austin Tax Litigation Association.
